usage
US
UK usage n: (of words) (词语的)
SC （词语的）用法 cí yǔ de yòng fǎ
Listening to native speakers can help you understand a lot about the usage of words.
倾听母语使用者的交流可以帮你更好地理解词语的用法。
usage n: (use, using) (行动)
SC 使用，运用 shǐ yòng，yùn yòng
TC 使用，運用
TC 使用，運用
SC 用法 yòng fǎ
TC 用法(方法)
TC 用法(方法)
The neighbour didn't charge any rent for the outbuilding John was using as a workshop, she just charged him for electricity usage.
对于约翰扩建出来的工作间，邻居除了电费，没有向约翰收取任何其他费用。
usage n: (custom)
SC 习俗 xí sú
SC 风俗 xí sú，fēng sú
TC 風俗
TC 風俗
According to usage, women in the nineteeth century had to wait for a man to ask them if they wanted to dance.
heavy usage n: (extreme consumption or use)
SC 大量使用
SC 滥用 làn yòng
TC 濫用
TC 濫用
Heavy usage of alcohol has ruined Jim's health.
in ordinary usage adv: (colloquial, commonly used)
SC 正常使用的 zhèng cháng shǐ yòng de
SC 日常使用的
When philosophers speak of "freedom" they often mean something quite different from what the word signifies in ordinary usage.
当哲学家谈“自由”时，他们通常所指的是与这个词日常用法完全不同的含义。