utility

公用事业、水电瓦斯公司

The state plans to break up the largest electric utility next year.

州政府计划明年拆分最大的电力公用事业公司。

水电瓦斯费、公共事业费用常用复数

The rent is nine hundred dollars a month, utilities included.

房租一个月九百美元，含水电瓦斯费。

实用性、用处、效用

The committee questioned the practical utility of the new rules.

委员会质疑那些新规定的实际用处。

公用程式、工具程式电脑

I downloaded a small utility to clean up duplicate files.

我下载了一个小工具程式来清除重复档案。

效用经济学

Consumers are assumed to maximize utility under a budget constraint.

经济学假设消费者会在预算限制下追求效用最大化。

实用的、多用途的

We keep the washing machine and tools in the utility room.

我们把洗衣机和工具都放在杂物间里。

多功能的、替补的体育

He is a utility player who can cover almost every position.

他是个多功能球员，几乎每个位置都能守。