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单词 utility
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utility

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u·til·i·ty /juːˈtɪləti/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural utilities)  
1 [countableC usually plural]SERVICES a service such as gas or electricity provided for people to use 公用事业〔如煤气、电力等〕
 Does your rent include utilities?
你的房租包括公用事业费吗?
2 [countableC] a piece of computer software that has a particular use 〔计算机〕应用程序,实用程序
 It’s a simple shareware utility that allows you to print signs and banners.
这是个简单的共享应用软件,你可以用它来打印标牌和横幅。
3. [uncountableU] formalUSEFUL the quality of being useful, or the degree to which something is useful 有用,实用性
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
utilityu·til·i·ty /juːˈtɪləti/ noun (plural utilities)
1[countableC usually plural]COMMERCE a large company that provides services such as gas or electricity
One major electric utility has already given layoff notices to 150 workers.
the public utilities
2[countableC usually plural] American EnglishAmECOMMERCE a service such as gas or electricity, provided for people to use
Does your rent include utilities?
3[countableC]computing a computer program that performs a simple action
There are several reasons why you might want to use a data compression utility.
Origin utility
(1300-1400) Old French utilité, from Latin utilitas, from utilis useful, from uti; → USE1
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