utilize

Word family  noun utilization adjective utilizable verb utilize

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++u·til·ize (also utilise British English) /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]  formalUSE something to use something for a particular purpose 利用，使用 We must consider how best to utilize what resources we have. 我们必须考虑怎样充分利用现有的资源。► see thesaurus at use —utilizable adjective —utilization /ˌjuːtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable] RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say use rather than utilize: 在日常英语中，人们一般说 use，而不说 utilizeThe money will be used to build a new sports hall. 这笔钱将用来建造一座新的体育馆。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

utilize• According to their ability they will be able to pick and choose which clues they will utilize and which they will ignore.• The old fire station could be utilized as a theater.• In some languages you may be able to utilize material from grammar books for these lists.• Worms commonly utilize network services to propagate to other host systems.• In Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon, the authorities utilized several key control structures.• With rare exceptions, very few patients either understand or utilize the data on physician credentials that are available to them.• The supervised training process utilizes the following training trials.• You may be able to utilize their assistance.• Employers must utilize their workers more effectively if the region is to become an economic success.From Longman Business Dictionaryutilizeu‧til‧ize /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/ (also utilise British English) verb [transitive] to use something effectivelyThe offices have a heating system that utilizes solar energy. —utilization noun [uncountable]the full utilization of the oil pipeline → see also plant utilization→ See Verb tableOrigin utilize (1800-1900) French utiliser, from utile “useful”

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utilize
u‧til‧ize AC (also utilise British English) /ˈjuːtəlaɪz, ˈjuːtɪlaɪz/ verb [transitive]formal to use something for a particular purpose:
    We must consider how best to utilize what resources we have.
—utilizable adjective
—utilization /ˌjuːtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]
     
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  In everyday English, people usually say use rather than utilize:
  ▪ The money will be used to build a new sports hall.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ use: Do you mind if I use your phone? | They rebuilt the church using local stone. | We use a range of different methods.
   ▪ make use of something to use something that is available to you: Staff can make use of a wide range of facilities. | She made full use of her contacts within the organization.
   ▪ employ formal to use a particular method or skill in order to achieve something: The surgeons employed a new technique. | They employed every means at their disposal (=every available method).
   ▪ utilize formal to use something that is available to you, for a practical purpose: The company has developed a new way to utilize solar energy. | a better way of utilizing the space
   ▪ exploit to use something as fully and effectively as possible, or to use something that will give you an advantage over your opponent: The country’s natural resources have not yet been fully exploited. | He was quick to exploit any weakness in his opponent’s argument.
   ▪ apply to use something such as a method, idea, or system in a particular situation: New technology is being applied to almost every industrial process. | I wanted to apply the things that I had learned on the course.
   ▪ draw on something to use information, knowledge, or experience that you have learned in the past: He was able to draw on his own experience as a diplomat when he was writing the book. | Journalists draw on information from many different sources.
   ▪ resort to something to use violence, force, threats etc as a way of achieving something: Extremists on both sides resort to violence. | We are prepared to resort to force if necessary.

util·ize AW (BrE also util·ise) BrE /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they utilize BrE /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it utilizes BrE /ˈjuːtəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈjuːtəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple utilized BrE /ˈjuːtəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈjuːtəlaɪzd/ 🔊past participle utilized BrE /ˈjuːtəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈjuːtəlaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form utilizing BrE /ˈjuːtəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈjuːtəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (as sth) (formal) to use sth, especially for a practical purpose 使用；利用；运用；应用 SYN make use of ◆The Romans were the first to utilize concrete as a building material. 罗马人首先使用混凝土作建筑材料。🔊🔊◆The resources at our disposal could have been better utilized. 我们所掌握的资源本来可以利用得更好。🔊🔊▸ util·iza·tion AW, util·isa·tion BrE /ˌjuːtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌjuːtələˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]