usage

1. N-UNCOUNT Usage is the way in which words are actually used in particular contexts, especially with regard to their meanings. (詞在特定語(yǔ)境中的) 使用

He was a stickler for the correct usage of English. 他是一個(gè)堅(jiān)持英語(yǔ)的正確使用的人。

2. N-COUNT A usage is a meaning that a word has or a way in which it can be used. (詞的) 意義; 用法

It's very definitely a usage which has come over to Britain from America. 這肯定是從美國(guó)傳至英國(guó)的一種用法。

3. N-UNCOUNT Usage is the degree to which something is used or the way in which it is used. (指某物的) 利用度; 使用

Parts of the motor wore out because of constant usage. 發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的一些部件由於不斷使用而磨損了。