utility

noun

OPAL W

/juːˈtɪləti/

(plural utilities)

[countable] a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply公用事业
- a privatized electricity utility私营供电服务
- Rescue teams worked desperately to restore utilities in the area shattered by the hurricane.救援队竭尽全力恢复被飓风摧毁的地区的公共设施。
- Legislation will be introduced to regulate the privatized utilities.对私有化的公用事业将通过立法进行规范。
Collocations Moving house搬家
Moving house Renting租房子
- live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property住在租来的住所里
- rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓
- rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit租一个单间公寓
- find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) 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/(British English) tenancy延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约
- afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费
- (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent拖欠租金
- pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) 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/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- 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/(British English) property to let/(British English) 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 North American English) (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 (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人
- make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价
- put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house支付／存钱付房屋订金
- make/put/save for (especially North American English) 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/(British English also) repayments支付每月的按揭贷款
- (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’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 British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
see also public utilityTopics Moneyc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- municipal
- public
- state-owned
- …
utility + noun
- company
- bill
- commission
- …
[uncountable] (formal) the quality of being useful实用；效用；有用 synonym usefulness
- This information is of the highest utility to a historian.这些信息对历史学家来说是最有用的。
- He argued that the arts have great social utility.他认为艺术有很大的社会功用。
- This computer is of low utility for the home user.这台计算机对家庭用户用处不大。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- high
- limited
- …
verb + utility
- have
- maximize
- enhance
- …
preposition
- of… utility
[countable] (computing计算机) a piece of computer software that performs a particular task实用程序；公用程序；工具Topics Computersc2

词源late Middle English: from Old French utilite, from Latin utilitas, from utilis ‘useful’.

词汇	utility
释义	utility noun OPAL W /juːˈtɪləti/ /juːˈtɪləti/ (plural utilities) [countable] a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply公用事业 a privatized electricity utility私营供电服务 Rescue teams worked desperately to restore utilities in the area shattered by the hurricane.救援队竭尽全力恢复被飓风摧毁的地区的公共设施。 Legislation will be introduced to regulate the privatized utilities.对私有化的公用事业将通过立法进行规范。 Collocations Moving house搬家Moving house Renting租房子 live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property住在租来的住所里 rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit租一个单间公寓 find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) 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/(British English) tenancy延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent拖欠租金 pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) 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/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property 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/(British English) property to let/(British English) 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 North American English) (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 (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价 put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house支付／存钱付房屋订金 make/put/save for (especially North American English) 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/(British English also) repayments支付每月的按揭贷款 (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’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 British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.持有／移交房屋、土地等契约 see also public utilityTopics Moneyc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective municipal public state-owned … utility + noun company bill commission … [uncountable] (formal) the quality of being useful实用；效用；有用 synonym usefulness This information is of the highest utility to a historian.这些信息对历史学家来说是最有用的。 He argued that the arts have great social utility.他认为艺术有很大的社会功用。 This computer is of low utility for the home user.这台计算机对家庭用户用处不大。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective great high limited … verb + utility have maximize enhance … preposition of… utility [countable] (computing计算机) a piece of computer software that performs a particular task实用程序；公用程序；工具Topics Computersc2 词源late Middle English: from Old French utilite, from Latin utilitas, from utilis ‘useful’. utility adjective /juːˈtɪləti/ /juːˈtɪləti/ [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)全面型选手 see also sport utility vehicle 词源late Middle English: from Old French utilite, from Latin utilitas, from utilis ‘useful’.
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