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Definition of useful in English: usefuladjective ˈjuːsfʊlˈjuːsf(ə)lˈjusfəl 1Able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways. 有用的，实用的，有效的 aspirins are useful for headaches 阿司匹林治头疼有效。 Example sentencesExamples - It would have been useful to examine whether advice and money had changed practice.
- We think this is a useful service and we hope you like it too but it is only fair that we tell you how this is done.
- If he has picked up one, it would have been the most useful thing he has done all year.
- Here teenage boys and girls who dropped out after primary school learn useful skills.
- At least it felt like I was doing a proper job and something with a useful purpose.
- This time we were able to persuade her that this was not a useful tactic and to amend the behaviour.
- They were also able to gather useful data from the tyre pressure monitoring system.
- He said it was a useful and constructive meeting following on from the previous meeting.
- As a book it has useful anecdotes, but is otherwise nothing to get excited about.
- So many useful shops disappear, to be replaced by a retail outlet that is not welcomed by many of us.
- It means the building is going to be cared for and used and will serve a useful purpose for the community.
- See, that old webcam you've got stuffed away in a box really can be useful after all.
- There may be features not covered here that you would find useful in your own work, so try to explore it.
- It does appear that she is capable of providing a useful service to her clients.
- How useful is it to tell overweight people or gamblers that they have a disease?
- The new powers given to magistrates to deduct fines from wages and benefits are a useful tool.
- The flight served no useful purpose at all: there was no need or compulsion to join it.
- Many people use too much salt in their cooking, and it is useful for them to know why this is bad for your heart.
- The answer may lie in some useful precedents going even as far back as the genesis of modern Israel.
- I spoke to her after the forum to get her sense of how useful she thought the day had been.
Synonyms functional, practical, handy, neat, convenient, utilitarian, utility, helpful, applicable, serviceable, of use, of service informal nifty beneficial, advantageous, helpful, worthwhile, profitable, gainful, rewarding, productive, constructive, effective, efficacious, valuable, fruitful, of help, of assistance - 1.1British informal Very able or competent in a particular area.
〈非正式〉（特定领域）有能力的；胜任的 胜任的快投手。 Example sentencesExamples - He is a healthy sceptic to much paranormal activity, and would be a useful expert to have.
Synonyms competent, capable, able, expert, skilful, skilled, proficient, practised, experienced, effective, handy
PhrasesDo something that is of some value or benefit to someone. 做对人有利的事 make yourself useful—get Jenny a drink 做点好事——帮珍妮拿杯饮料。 Example sentencesExamples - I seize this opportunity to help Mark by making myself useful.
- Nice to see the man making himself useful again.
- And this year, I've decided, I'm going to make myself useful.
- Those who would rather not attempt the event itself can still make themselves useful as helpers.
- I decided to make myself useful and tried my hand at making a lemon drink.
- I'd go into law and make myself useful if I weren't so lazy.
- For it is by making themselves useful to the powerful that they gain access to the ‘best’ sources.
- After a brief discussion we decided to head up towards the fence to assess the situation and see how we might make ourselves useful.
- I asked myself what I could do to make myself useful, indispensable even.
- At least if they're present, you can continually chase them up in the hope that they might eventually make themselves useful and do the job they're paid for.
Definition of useful in US English: usefuladjectiveˈyo͞osfəlˈjusfəl Able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways. 有用的，实用的，有效的 aspirin is useful for headaches 阿司匹林治头疼有效。 Example sentencesExamples - I spoke to her after the forum to get her sense of how useful she thought the day had been.
- Here teenage boys and girls who dropped out after primary school learn useful skills.
- As a book it has useful anecdotes, but is otherwise nothing to get excited about.
- See, that old webcam you've got stuffed away in a box really can be useful after all.
- It means the building is going to be cared for and used and will serve a useful purpose for the community.
- If he has picked up one, it would have been the most useful thing he has done all year.
- The answer may lie in some useful precedents going even as far back as the genesis of modern Israel.
- The new powers given to magistrates to deduct fines from wages and benefits are a useful tool.
- It does appear that she is capable of providing a useful service to her clients.
- Many people use too much salt in their cooking, and it is useful for them to know why this is bad for your heart.
- He said it was a useful and constructive meeting following on from the previous meeting.
- They were also able to gather useful data from the tyre pressure monitoring system.
- There may be features not covered here that you would find useful in your own work, so try to explore it.
- This time we were able to persuade her that this was not a useful tactic and to amend the behaviour.
- At least it felt like I was doing a proper job and something with a useful purpose.
- How useful is it to tell overweight people or gamblers that they have a disease?
- We think this is a useful service and we hope you like it too but it is only fair that we tell you how this is done.
- So many useful shops disappear, to be replaced by a retail outlet that is not welcomed by many of us.
- The flight served no useful purpose at all: there was no need or compulsion to join it.
- It would have been useful to examine whether advice and money had changed practice.
Synonyms functional, practical, handy, neat, convenient, utilitarian, utility, helpful, applicable, serviceable, of use, of service beneficial, advantageous, helpful, worthwhile, profitable, gainful, rewarding, productive, constructive, effective, efficacious, valuable, fruitful, of help, of assistance
PhrasesDo something that is of some value or benefit to someone. 做对人有利的事 make yourself useful—get Jenny a drink 做点好事——帮珍妮拿杯饮料。 Example sentencesExamples - For it is by making themselves useful to the powerful that they gain access to the ‘best’ sources.
- At least if they're present, you can continually chase them up in the hope that they might eventually make themselves useful and do the job they're paid for.
- Those who would rather not attempt the event itself can still make themselves useful as helpers.
- I'd go into law and make myself useful if I weren't so lazy.
- After a brief discussion we decided to head up towards the fence to assess the situation and see how we might make ourselves useful.
- I asked myself what I could do to make myself useful, indispensable even.
- I seize this opportunity to help Mark by making myself useful.
- I decided to make myself useful and tried my hand at making a lemon drink.
- And this year, I've decided, I'm going to make myself useful.
- Nice to see the man making himself useful again.
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