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| 1 | C usually plural a public service such as gas , water , or electricity that is used by everyone （煤气、水、电等的）公共服务，公用事业 |
| utility companies 公共事业公司 |
| public/privatized utilities the regulation of privatized utilities 私有化的公共事业公司的规定 |
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| 2 | U formal the state of being useful 有用；实用；功用 |
| Tests have proved the utility of this material. 试验已证明了这种材料的功用。 |
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| 3 | C computing a computer program that does a basic job such as copying or saving information （计算机程序中用来拷贝或储存信息的）实用工具 |
| a data-compression utility 数据压缩实用工具 |
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| 4 | C AUSTRALIAN a pickup truck 轻型小货车 |
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