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单词 general-utility
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general-utility
C1. With nouns, forming compounds used attributively, as general-interest, general-produce, general-purposes, general-utility, etc. See also general-purpose adj. at Compounds 2.
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1860 Leisure Hour 10 May 294 These are the ‘general utility’ men, as they are sometimes facetiously called by those whose genius is not quite so versatile.
1888 J. C. Harris Free Joe 127 One of the many ‘general-utility’ men that improved methods enable the high schools and colleges to turn out.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 11 Feb. 3/3 The largest fruit and general produce merchants in New York.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 3 Apr. 16/4 As the president of this excellent club, he spoke of the good trout and general-fish waters it leased on the Surrey Wey.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 28 Aug. 16/4 The Thames is in good condition, and general-fish anglers are promised a continuance of sport.
1911 F. O. Bower Plant-life on Land 58 It served as a general-purposes shoot.
1923 R. Kipling Land & Sea Tales 143 A general-utility shed.
1966 Listener 3 Nov. 668/1 German's generation was content with one general-purposes ‘olde’ manner.
1971 Guardian 14 Jan. 1/3 The ‘Women's Guardian’..has become one of the liveliest general interest pages in daily journalism.
2006 Seed Apr. 38/3 The annual Aventis Prizes honor each year's best general-audience and children's popular science books.
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