[P] 公用事业 any useful service for the public, such as supplies of water to the home, the bus services, etc.
英英释义
Noun:
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
the quality of being of practical use
the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility;
"the cost of utilities never decreases"
"all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer;
"a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal;