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utilities

/yoo-til-i-tee/US // yuˈtɪl ɪ ti //UK // (juːˈtɪlɪtɪ) //

公用事业,公用设施,水电费,水电设施

Related Words

service服务point点,地点,指点,观点expediency权宜之计,适宜性,合宜性,权宜性usefulness有用性,有用,实用性,有用的applicability适用性,应用性,适用范围,适用use使用,用,运用,利用advantage优势profit利润,盈利,赢利,营利benefit效益,裨益,补助,效益方面adequacy足够,足够的,充足,适当avail利用,使用,充分利用favor赞成,偏爱,宠爱,恩惠relevance相关性,关联性,有关性,相关度function功能,职能,功能简介,功能介绍efficacy功效,效力,效能,效用productiveness生产力,生产性,生产率,产能efficiency效率,效益,效率问题,效率高account帐户,账户,账目,帐号practicality实用性,实事求是,实用,实践性convenience方便,便利,便利性,方便性

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural u·til·i·ties.

    • : the state or quality of being useful; usefulness: This chemical has no utility as an agricultural fertilizer.
    • : something useful; a useful thing.
    • : a public service, as a telephone or electric-light system, a streetcar or railroad line, or the like.Compare public utility.
    • : Often utilities. a useful or advantageous factor or feature: the relative utilities of a religious or a secular education.
    • : Economics. the capacity of a commodity or a service to satisfy some human want.
    • : the principle and end of utilitarian ethics; well-being or happiness; that which is conducive to the happiness and well-being of the greatest number.
    • : Computers. utility program.
    • : utilities, stocks or bonds of public utilities.
    • : a grade of beef immediately below commercial.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : raised or kept as a potentially profitable product rather than for show or as pets: utility breeds; utility livestock.
    • : having or made for a number of useful or practical purposes rather than a single, specialized one: a utility knife.
    • : designed chiefly for use or service rather than beauty, high quality, or the like: a utility vehicle; utility furniture.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounserviceableness
Synonyms
service服务account帐户,账户,账目,帐号adequacy足够,足够的,充足,适当advantage优势advantageousness优势,优越性,优势地位,优点applicability适用性,应用性,适用范围,适用appropriateness适当性,适宜性,恰当性,妥当性avail利用,使用,充分利用benefit效益,裨益,补助,效益方面convenience方便,便利,便利性,方便性efficacy功效,效力,效能,效用efficiency效率,效益,效率问题,效率高expediency权宜之计,适宜性,合宜性,权宜性favor赞成,偏爱,宠爱,恩惠fitness健身,健身运动,健身房function功能,职能,功能简介,功能介绍point点,地点,指点,观点practicality实用性,实事求是,实用,实践性productiveness生产力,生产性,生产率,产能profit利润,盈利,赢利,营利relevance相关性,关联性,有关性,相关度serviceability服务性,适用性,可用性,可操作性use使用,用,运用,利用usefulness有用性,有用,实用性,有用的

Examples

  • The popularity of solar leasing is inspiring moves like this by utilities.

  • Utilities and real estate developers would start making home-charging stations standard rather than expensive extras.

  • In California, for example, the utilities earn profits even as people and businesses use less energy.

  • For the first time, utilities nationwide will have a financial incentive to decrease electricity usage.

  • And in 43 states, utilities are required to buy the power that a rooftop system produces but does not use.

  • This, by the way, was in line with the new slogan put out by the boss and his boosters: "Own your own Utilities."

  • Second, that the people in each state own and control the utilities that come in contact with the people on a state-wide scale.

  • Even the utilities that are becoming the custom of our time, have their refining and exalting influences.

  • Besides, it may occur that some one in the future will discover in it utilities which at present are not seen.

  • Its plainest utilities bloom into loveliness, and to a devout ear sing out in anthems.

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