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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

利用 [lìyòng]
  1. 1. verb [物] use
    合理利用自然资源
    use natural resources appropriately
  2. 2. verb [人] exploit
    你甭想利用我,我没那么幼稚。
    Don't even consider taking advantage of me – I'm not that naive.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

利用 [lìyòng]
  1. 1. use; utilize; make use of; avail; tap; harness
    利用废料
    make use of scrap material; turn scrap material to good account
  2. 2. take advantage of; exploit
    互相利用
    each using the other for his own ends
    受人利用
    be made use of; be a cat's-paw
    利用职权
    take advantage of one's position and power; exploit one's office

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

利用 [lìyòng]
  1. 1. 使人或事物发挥效用
    充分利用人力资源
    边角废料也要利用起来。
  2. 2. 采取措施使人或事物为自己所用
    不要被敌人利用
    利用矛盾,各个击破。

Examples

现在连巴掌大的地方都利用上了。
Now, every square inch of land is utilized.
利用敌人的错觉和不意来争取自己的主动
exploit the enemy's misconceptions and unpreparedness to gain the initiative
充分利用
fully utilize; make full use of
废物利用
make use of waste material; convert waste into useful material
高炉利用系数
capacity factor of a blast furnace
废物还是可以利用
Waste materials can still be made use of.
合理利用资源
put resources to rational use; make rational use of resources
利用独裁权力横征暴敛
use one's dictatorial powers to extort taxes and levies
互相利用
each using the other for his own ends
利用电脑装置检测交通
check traffic with computerized devices

Collocations

开发利用
to develop and use
有效利用
valid exploitation
综合利用
comprehensive exploitation
利用方法
to make use of a method
利用优势
to make use of an advantage
废物利用
to recycle waste products
利用起来
to increase exploitation
相互利用
to make use of mutually
利用别人
to make use of other people
利用地形
to make use of the geography
利用职权
to make use of authority
被人利用
to be exploited by a person

Word Decomposition


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