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Change log entry 75190
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2022-07-13 10:27:15 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 71082 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
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1) /to share the use of; to have joint use of/

「背上揹著另一隻貓,兩貓共用一條尾巴」
"He carries another cat on his back, and the two cats share the same tail"-a striking work of impressionism.

許多基層派出所還是四個人共用一個房間,
In many station houses it's four to a room,

電腦系統及營業場所可以共用、
Different departments can now share computer systems and office space,
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2) /communal (bathroom); shared (antenna)/

Dr.eye
共用天線電視 CATV (community antenna television)

裡面有盥洗台,淋浴、如廁則必須到共用的浴室;
There was a washbasin in the room, but to take showers and go to the toilet, they had to go to a communal bathroom.
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3) /to use, in total, .../

有一次國中上工藝課,每個同學都要自己釘製一個書架,老師怕他受傷,不讓他釘,他多麼渴望能擁有一個自己釘做的書架呀!於是拜託同學借他工具,親自釘了一個書架,他還記得總共用了八根釘子。
Once in a middle-school shop class, Li and his classmates were assigned to build a bookcase. Li yearned to make his own bookcase, but his teacher wouldn't let him do so out of concern that he might hurt himself. So the determined Li borrowed the tools from a classmate and built his bookcase on the sly. He still remembers that he had to drive eight nails to complete it.

新華社共用了八個華麗頭銜來形容習近平…

ABC example:
從施工到竣工共用了八個月的時間。 It took a total of 8 months to complete the engineering project.
Diff:
- 共用 共用 [gong4 yong4] /commons/public use/
+ 共用 共用 [gong4 yong4] /to share the use of; to have joint use of/communal (bathroom); shared (antenna)/to use, in total, .../
By MDBG 2025
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