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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

用作 [yònɡzuò]
  1. 1. verb To regard someone or something as, to take as.
    名词一般只能用作句子的主语或宾语。
    Nouns are usually used as the subject or object of a sentence.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

用作 [yònɡzuò]
  1. 1. 动 当作；作为
    副词通常用作状语。
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Examples

石油气既可以用作燃料又可以用作化工原料。
Petroleum gas can be used as fuel as well as a chemical material.
公司决定从今年的利润中提存一部分用作证券投资。
The company has decided to earmark a portion of this year's profits to invest in securities.
这些灶土可以用作土肥，你不要轻易扔掉。
The ashes in the stove can be used as manure, so don't discard them so freely.
一般来说，吸水性强的物质均可用作干燥剂。
Generally speaking, water-absorbing materials can all be used as a desiccant.
一头小牛被用作祭祀。
A young cow is used as a sacrifice.
某些名词可临时借用作动词
电波可以用作信息的载体。
Petroleum coke can be used as either a primary or a secondary fuel.
石油焦炭既可用作初级燃料也可用作二级燃料。
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Word Decomposition

用
[yòng] 		+ 作
[zuò]

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