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单词 in use
释义

in use

phrase
If something such as a technique, building, or machine is in use, it is used regularly by people. If it has gone out of use, it is no longer used regularly by people.
The system he created is still in use today.
The site has been out of use for many years.
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in use in American English

being used
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Examples of 'in use' in a sentence
in use

What about the energy women have to put in using an inferior machine?
The Sun (2014)
The whole house shakes when my industrial sewing machine is in use.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But the webs of machines now in use are far more than simply superfast adding machines.
Levenson, Thomas Ice Time: Climate, Science, and Life on Earth (1990)
Kill lighting in buildings not in use.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It filled up quickly when the building was in use.
Christianity Today (2000)
It was almost certainly in use for many years before its discovery.
Lockspeiser, Jerry & Gear, Jackie Thorsons Organic Wine Guide (1991)
X-ray machines in use in airports are relatively short-sighted.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Leave the door slightly ajar when the machine isn't in use.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In addition, use a timer system to monitor when the machine is in use.
Croft, James Corporate Cloak and Dagger (1994)
Trading Standards said that it was impossible to know how many were in use or being sold.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At that stage up to 4,000 people were crammed in using mattresses in corridors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And now people delight in using that language, which feels thrillingly controversial.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It found people who stay in use their mobile for four hours a day, compared with two hours for nature lovers.
The Sun (2016)
We expect them to restore people 's confidence in using phone services, and to increase competition.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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