usage
noun OPAL W
/ˈjuːsɪdʒ/, /ˈjuːzɪdʒ/
/ˈjuːsɪdʒ/, /ˈjuːzɪdʒ/
- [uncountable, countable] the way in which words are used in a language
（词语的）用法，惯用法 - a book on current English usage
关于当代英语用法的书 - It's not a word in common usage.
这不是一个常用词。
- Dictionaries show typical patterns of usage.
词典列出的是典型用法。 - Dictionary definitions tend to show stereotypical patterns of usage.
词典的定义通常显示词汇的常用模式。 - Drug usage by teenagers has increased in recent years.
近年来青少年吸毒现象有所增加。 - That word is no longer in common usage.
那个词已经不常用了。 - The term ‘eco-tourism’ entered common usage in the 1990s.
ecotourism （生态旅游）一词在 20 世纪 90 年代成了常用词。 - The word has a slightly different meaning in popular usage.
这个词用于普遍用法时意义稍有不同。 - The dictionary focuses on the more usual words of the language and avoids rare usages of these words.
这本词典主要收录该语言的常用词汇，而且避过了这些词汇的生僻用法。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- everyday
- general
- …
- come into
- enter
- in usage
- pattern of usage
- a book on current English usage
- [uncountable] the fact of something being used; how much something is used
使用；利用；利用率 - land usage
土地的利用 - Car usage is predicted to increase.
汽车的使用率预计会增长。
- Usage of computers in schools is increasing.
学校计算机使用量日益增加。 - With normal usage, the equipment should last at least five years.
在正常使用的情况下，这种设备至少能用 5 年。 - high energy usage
大量使用能源
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- high
- low
- …
- increase
- reduce
- restrict
- …
- go up
- grow
- increase
- …
- pattern
- level
- rate
- …
- usage of
- land usage
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘customary practice’): from Old French, from us ‘a use’, from Latin usus, from uti ‘to use’.