Researchers utilize satellite imagery to monitor deforestation rates across the Amazon basin with unprecedented accuracy.
研究人员利用卫星图像以前所未有的精度监测亚马逊流域的森林砍伐率。
Which choice best defines “utilize”?
D — To make practical and effective use of something. “utilize” means to make practical and effective use of something.
Which word means “to make practical and effective use of something”?
A — utilize. “utilize” means to make practical and effective use of something.
utilize — to make practical and effective use of something. In Chinese: 利用.
utilize is pronounced /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/.
Researchers utilize satellite imagery to monitor deforestation rates across the Amazon basin with unprecedented accuracy. (研究人员利用卫星图像以前所未有的精度监测亚马逊流域的森林砍伐率。)
employ, apply, exploit — all close in meaning to utilize (to make practical and effective use of something).
waste, neglect — each the opposite of utilize (to make practical and effective use of something).
Yes. utilize is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.