usage

noun

1. accepted or habitual practice

Synonym: customusance

2. the act of using

e.g. he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
skilled in the utilization of computers

Synonym: useutilizationutilisationemploymentexercise

3. the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written

e.g. English usage
a usage borrowed from French

1. (词的)使用
Usage is the way in which words are actually used in particular contexts, especially with regard to their meanings.

e.g. The word 'undertaker' had long been in common usage...
undertaker一词早已广泛使用。
e.g. He was a stickler for the correct usage of English.
他非常注重英语的正确使用。

2. 用法；惯用法
A usage is a meaning that a word has or a way in which it can be used.

e.g. It's very definitely a usage which has come over to Britain from America.
这个用法肯定是由美国传到英国来的。

3. 使用；处理；对待
Usage is the degree to which something is used or the way in which it is used.

e.g. Parts of the motor wore out because of constant usage...
发动机的一些部件因为经常使用而磨损了。
e.g. If your water usage is very small it may be worthwhile opting for a meter.
要是用水量很小，就可以考虑装一个水表。

1. 用途：用途(Usage) 交流异步电动机在额定电压下起动时,初始起动电流往往超过额定电流很多倍,为了降低起动电流,减少对电网造成影响,常采用串联电抗器,来降低电动机的起动电流,交流电动机的起动过程时间很短,一般数秒钟至一分钟左右,

2. usage

2. 使用,用法：用法子句(USAGE子句) 使用用法(USAGE)子句可以使程序设计者自由选挥数据杯内存中的存放形式. 譬如,数据项A和B是需要多次进行运算,如果用外部十进制形式则来回转换会大大降低运算速度,这时,