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词组 use up
释义
Idiom
use upuse up (something)
to use all of something so that none of it is left.
New ink cartridges often cost $25 to $35 each and can be used up quickly if you print a lot of photos.Many seniors quickly use up their money on prescription drugs.She gets three weeks of vacation but she uses it up before the year was half over.

Phr V
use up
uses, using, used
use up sth or use sth up
to finish a supply of something
Don't use up all the milk - we need some for breakfast.The earth's resources are being used up at an alarming rate.
phraseuse up
use up sthuse sth up to use all of something so that there is none left: I had already used up the film in both my cameras. We used up all our money in the first week of the holiday.

use up

1. To exhaust or fatigue someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "use" and "up." All of that cleaning totally used me up—I need a nap.
2. To deplete an entire supply or amount of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "use" and "up." I can't believe you used up all of my shampoo and just left the empty bottle in the shower!

use someone up

Fig. to use all the effort or talent a person has. His career simply used him up. I used myself up. I'm done. I can't function anymore.

use something up

to consume or use all of something. Use the flour up. I have more in the cupboard. Use up every bit of it. Go ahead.

use up

1. Consume completely, as in The kids used up all their money playing video games. [Late 1700s]
2. Exhaust, tire out, as in I'm totally used up from digging that hole. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

use up

v.
To consume something completely: We used up all our money on repairs for the house. We used all the gas up before we reached the gas station.
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