utility

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u·til·i·ty /juːˈtɪləti/ AWL noun (plural utilities) 1 [countable 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 [countable] 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. [uncountable] formalUSEFUL the quality of being useful, or the degree to which something is useful 有用，实用性

Examples from the Corpus

utility• It was paced by auto, chemical and utility stocks.• Pareto is in no doubt that the two types of utility, for and of a community, do not necessarily coincide.• However, other utilities may also bid for PowerGen.• They were manufacturing, the finance, insurance and real estate group, transportation and public utilities and government.• Demonstrations allow customers to get an immediate idea of a product's utility.• I have severe doubts about the utility of examinations on subjects which have been learned parrot-fashion.• Monopolies in industries like railways and various utilities need breaking up.From Longman Business Dictionaryutilityu‧til‧i‧ty /juːˈtɪləti/ noun (plural utilities)1[countable usually plural]COMMERCE a large company that provides services such as gas or electricityOne major electric utility has already given layoff notices to 150 workers.the public utilities2[countable usually plural] American EnglishCOMMERCE a service such as gas or electricity, provided for people to useDoes your rent include utilities?3[countable]computing a computer program that performs a simple actionThere 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

u·til·i·ty nounChineseSyllable

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utility
u‧til‧i‧ty AC /juːˈtɪləti, juːˈtɪlɪti/

noun (plural utilities)

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: utilité, from Latin utilitas, from utilis __useful__, from uti; ⇨ use¹

1. [countable usually plural] a service such as gas or electricity provided for people to use:

Does your rent include utilities?
2. [countable] a piece of computer software that has a particular use:

It’s a simple shareware utility that allows you to print signs and banners.
3. [uncountable] formal the quality of being useful, or the degree to which something is useful

noun,

adjective

util·ity AW

BrE

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NAmE

/juːˈtɪləti/

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noun

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util·ities

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[countable]

a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply 公用事业

◆the administration of

public utilities

公共事业的管理

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Renting 租房子

live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property 住在租来的住所里
rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓
rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit 租一个单间公寓
find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate 找一个室友
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract 签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同
extend/renew/terminate the lease/(BrE) tenancy 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约
afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费
(especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent 拖欠租金
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(NAmE) security deposit 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金
give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property 提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知

Being a landlord 做房东

have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租
rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property 出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产
collect/increase/raise the rent 收取／增加／提高房租
evict the existing tenants 赶走现有房客
attract/find new/prospective tenants 吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客
invest in rental property/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market 投资购房用于出租

Buying 购买房子

buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产
call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人
make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house 提供房子的报价
put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house 支付／存钱付房屋订金
make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan 申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款
(struggle to) pay the mortgage （竭力）支付按揭贷款
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(BrE also) repayments 支付每月的按揭贷款
(BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house 收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权

Selling 出售房子

put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction 将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖
increase/lower your price/the asking price 提高／降低价格／要价
have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约

[uncountable]

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formal

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the quality of being useful 实用；效用；有用

SYN

usefulness

[countable]

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computing 计算机

)

a piece of computer software that performs a particular task 实用程序；公用程序；工具

util·ity AW

BrE

/juːˈtɪləti/

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NAmE

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adjective

[only before noun]

that can be used for several different purposes 多用途的；多效用的；多功能的

◆an all-round utility player

(= one who can play equally well in several different positions in a sport)

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