use

单词辨析:

use apply avail utilize 【导航词义:应用,使用】
use v. 使用;利用
〔辨析〕

泛指使用工具、设备、服务等,也指利用某人或某项优势。

〔例证〕

What does he use for picking up groceries?

他用什么运送食品杂货?

Can I use your shampoo?

我能用你的洗发水吗?

It was obvious that he was just using you.

很明显,他只是在利用你。

He used his position as manager to banquet at public expenses.

他利用自己的经理一职公款吃喝。

apply v. 应用,使用
〔辨析〕

指将技术、方法、观念、法律等用于某一领域、流程、活动等中以发挥其作用。

〔例证〕

They applied the new technology to this field.

他们把新技术运用到该领域。

Don't you think that these ideas are difficult to apply in practice?

难道你不觉得这些方法很难实际应用吗?

avail v. [正式]利用
〔辨析〕

多指利用机会、提议等,常用于 avail oneself of sth 结构中。

〔例证〕

How many students can avail themselves of this opportunity each year?

每年多少学生能够利用这种机会?

This hotel encourages the guests to avail themselves of the full range of recreation facilities.

这家酒店鼓励旅客充分利用各种娱乐设施。

utilize (亦作utilise) v. [正式]利用,使用
〔辨析〕

指为了某一目的而使用某事物。

〔例证〕

This classroom is mainly utilized for training purposes.

这间教室主要用于培训。

You must consider how to better utilize the resources at your disposal.

你们必须考虑如何更好地利用所掌握的资源。

When did the Romans begin to utilize concrete as a building material?

罗马人何时开始使用混凝土作建筑材料的?

相关例句:

The show uses Zondo's trial and execution as its framework.

这部戏以桑多的受审和被处决作为基本框架。

There are new uses of words coming in and old uses dying out.

单词总有新用法出现,也有旧用法慢慢被淘汰。

The contents of this booklet should be of use to all students

这本小册子的内容应该会对所有的学生都有用处。

The treatment does not involve the use of any artificial drugs.

这种治疗不会使用任何人工合成药物。

She will have the use of the car one night a week.

她每周有一个晚上会用车。

The judge liked using the word 'wicked' of people he had sent to jail

这个法官喜欢使用“邪恶”一词来形容被他判罪入狱的人。