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[動]
（派遣； 支使） send; tell sb. to do sth.
send sb. to make inquiries
使人去打聽消息
（用； 使用） use; employ; apply
use chemical fertilizer
使化肥
with everyone's thoughts and efforts directed towards one [the same] goal
心往一處想， 勁往一處使
Our stock of matches is used up.
我們貯存的火柴使完了。
May I use your knife for a while?
我使一下你的小刀好嗎?
This pen writes well [nicely].
這支筆很好使。
（讓； 叫； 致使） make; cause; enable
make the mountains bow and the rivers give way
使高山低頭 ， 叫河水讓路
enable every student to develop morally, intellectually and physically
使每個學生在德、智、體幾方面都能得到發展
revise the original plan so as to gear it to the need of the new situation
修改原計劃使之適合于新的情況
The cold weather turned the leaves red.
寒冷的天氣使樹葉變紅了。
He was carried away by his enthusiasm.
熱情使他的頭腦不夠冷靜。
What makes you think so?
什么使你這樣想呢?
His words moved everyone present.
他的話使在場的人都受到感動。
The death of his wife almost broke his heart.
他妻子的死使他傷心已極。
Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down.
突然的暴雨會使山洪暴發。
Modesty helps one to go forward [make progress]; conceit makes one lag behind.
虛心使人進步， 驕傲使人落后。
This put them in a very awkward position.
這使他們處境很尷尬。
[名]
（奉使命辦事的人） envoy; messenger
be accredited to a certain country; be sent abroad as an envoy
出使國外
an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
特命全權公使
The President sent a special envoy to the peace talks.
總統派了一名特使參加和平談判。
（姓氏） a surname
Shi Dian
使典
[連]
（假如） if; supposing
even if; even though
縱使