utility的意思如下：
n. 实用；效用；公共设施；功用
adj. 实用的；通用的；有多种用途的
读音：英 [juːˈtɪlɪtɪ] 美 [ju'tɪləti]
词汇搭配：
increase utility 提高效用
lose utility 失去效用
a little utility 实用性很小
marginal utility 边际效用
public utility 公用事业
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双语例句
1. Belief in the utility of higher education is shared by students nationwide.
全国的学生都相信高等教育是有用的。
2. A fur coat has more utility in winter than in autumn.
毛皮外衣在冬天比在秋天更有用.
3. This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.
这种器皿中看不中用.
4. Even the survey's most rabid critics acknowledge the utility of this kind of data.
连该调查最狂热的批评者也承认这类数据的用处.
5. A utility can emIt'sO 2 only to the extent permitted by its allowances.
其效用是保证二氧化硫排放在许可排放量所允许的范围之内.
