| 单词 | multiple use |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmultiple use multiple use n. (a) use of a thing, esp. land, for more than one purpose; (b) use of a thing by more than one user. ΚΠ 1929 Science 1 Nov. 411/2 By all its multiple uses [sc. of the electric lamp] it has lengthened the hours of our active lives, decreased our fears, replaced the dark with good cheer, [etc.]. 1948 J. T. Hazard Our Living Forests Pref. p. viii There are seven major fields to be considered in the multiple use of our living forests. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 505 (caption) SALwall..incorporates a multiple-use double wall. 1991 Lancet 2 Mar. 552/1 Port-of-entry immunisation may present a risk for hepatitis B and, possibly, HIV infection from multiple use, inadequately sterilised hypodermic syringes. 1992 A. Gore Earth in Balance xv. 322 New approaches to crop rotation and multiple uses of land..can provide alternatives to the common Third World practice of seasonally burning vast areas of land. < as lemmas |
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