"harnessed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 利用

Definition

使用某物，特别是自然资源或力量，并加以控制以达到特定目的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或科技语境，如“harnessed energy（被利用的能量）”。表示被正确地控制和运用。常和 'power', 'potential', 'resources' 等词连用。现代口语里很少用于动物。

Examples

Solar power is harnessed to produce electricity.

太阳能被**利用**来发电。

The wind was harnessed to move the old mill.

风被**利用**来推动老磨坊。

New ideas are harnessed to solve problems.

新想法被**利用**来解决问题。

They've harnessed technology to make cars that drive themselves.

他们**利用**科技制造了自动驾驶汽车。

All of our team's creativity was harnessed for the big project.

我们团队的所有创造力都被**利用**在这个大项目上。

Who would have thought water could be harnessed to generate so much power?

谁能想到水可以被**利用**来产生这么多能量？