used-up

IPA/jˈuːzdˈʌp/
IPA/jˈuːzdˈʌp/

used-up — 動詞

  • used-uppresent simple I / you / we / they
  • used-ups3rd person singular
  • used-upping-ing form
  • used-uppedpast simple

1. to use all of a supply, amount, or source of energy so that little or nothing re

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

用光；耗盡

把供應、金錢或電力全都用完

to use all of a supply, amount, or source of energy so that little or nothing remains

例句

By Thursday, Noa had used up all the printer paper in class.

到星期四時，Noa 已把班上的印表紙用光了。

use up all + supply noun

The hospital used up its emergency masks during the long heat wave.

這場漫長熱浪期間，醫院把備用口罩全都用光了。

常見搭配
  • use up all the milk
  • use up your savings
  • use up battery power
  • use it up
同義詞
  • exhaust

    more formal, and often used for supplies, strength, or patience

  • deplete

    formal and common in writing about resources or reserves

  • run through

    more informal, often suggesting quick spending or use

反義詞
  • save

    to keep some of a supply instead of finishing it

  • conserve

    to use something carefully so it lasts longer

文法句型

use something up

use up something

use it up

用法筆記

Usually takes something that can run out, such as money, paper, fuel, or battery power. When the object is a pronoun, it normally goes before 'up': 'use it up'.

常見錯誤

We used up it before lunch.
We used it up before lunch.
when the object is a pronoun, it usually goes between 'use' and 'up'.
The storm used our batteries out.
The storm used up our batteries.
this phrasal verb takes 'up', not 'out'.
慣用語

use something up

idiom

to finish the last part of a supply so there is none left for later use

用光；耗盡

Kabir used up the last eggs before the bakery opened.

After the blackout, neighbors used up every candle in the hallway cupboard.