[P] 公用事业 any useful service for the public, such as supplies of water to the home, the bus services, etc.
英英释义
Noun
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
the quality of being of practical use
the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility;
"the cost of utilities never decreases" "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer;
"a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal;
"the price of the house included all utilities"
Adjective
used of beef; usable but inferior
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team;
"a utility infielder"
组词搭配
动词+~
increase utility提高效用
lose utility失去效用
形容词+~
a great utility很有用
a little utility实用性很小
marginal utility边际效用
practical utility实用性
public utility公用事业
economic utility经济效用
~+名词
utility vehicle多用途车辆
~+介词
utility in winter在冬天的用处
例句
用作名词(n.)
I have always doubted the utility of these conferences on disarmament.我一直怀疑这些裁军会议的效用。
Their research project has limited practical utility.他们的研究项目实用价值很有限。
Does your rent include utilities?房租包括水电和煤气的费用吗?
Utility prices, including water, electricity, gas, rose by 5.6 per cent.水、电、煤气在内的公用事业价格都上涨了5.6%。
This utility can be run only in safe mode.此应用程序仅可在安全模式下运行。