device

英 [dɪˈvaɪs]

美 [dɪˈvaɪs]

n.  装置; 仪器; 器具; 设备; 炸弹; 爆炸性武器; 爆炸装置; 手段; 策略; 方法; 技巧

复数：devices　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1825 / COCA.1507

同义词辨析

applianceapparatusdevicefacility【导航词义：器具，设备】

习惯用语

n.

leave sb to their own devices
• 听任某人自行其是；对某人不加干涉
  to leave sb alone to do as they wish, and not tell them what to do

牛津词典

noun

• 装置；仪器；器具；设备
  an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job
  1. a water-saving device
     节水装置
  2. electrical labour-saving devices around the home
     节省劳力的各种家用电器
• 炸弹；爆炸性武器；爆炸装置
  a bomb or weapon that will explode
  1. A powerful device exploded outside the station.
     一枚威力巨大的炸弹在车站外爆炸了。
  2. the world's first atomic device
     世界第一枚原子弹
• 手段；策略；方法；技巧
  a method of doing sth that produces a particular result or effect
  1. Sending advertising by email is very successful as a marketing device.
     作为一种营销手段，用电子邮件发送广告是非常成功的。
• 花招；计谋；诡计
  a plan or trick that is used to get sth that sb wants
  1. The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
     这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 装置;设备;器具;仪器
  Adeviceis an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
  1. ...an electronic device that protects your vehicle 24 hours a day.
     24小时保护车辆的电子装置
  2. ...a device that could measure minute quantities of matter...
     能够测量微量物质的设备
  3. We believe that an explosive device had been left inside a container.
     我们认为有一个爆炸装置被留在了一只集装箱里。
• N-COUNT 手段;策略;方法;技巧
  Adeviceis a method of achieving something.
  1. They claim that military spending is used as a device for managing the economy.
     他们声称军费开支是用来作为调控经济的手段的。
  2. ...the literary device of the metaphor.
     隐喻的文学手法
• PHRASE 听任…自便;让…自行发展;不去管
  If youleavesomeonetotheirown devices, you leave them alone to do as they wish.
  1. Left to his own devices, Osborn is a fluent — and often original — guitarist.
     任其自由发挥时，奥斯本是一个弹奏流畅、常常富有创意的吉他手。

英英释义

noun

• any clever maneuver
  1. he would stoop to any device to win a point
  2. it was a great sales gimmick
  3. a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
  Synonym:gimmicktwist
• an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  1. the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
  2. a device intended to conserve water
• an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
  1. he was recognized by the device on his shield
• any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
• something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

双语例句

• Left to his own devices, Osborn is a fluent — and often original — guitarist.
  任其自由发挥时，奥斯本是一个弹奏流畅、常常富有创意的吉他手。
• The camera has a built-in failsafe device which prevents it from working if the right signals aren't received.
  照相机有内置自动防故障装置，该装置确保相机在未接到正确信号时不会启动。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.
  文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。
• The device plugs into one of the laptop's USB ports.
  这个设备可以插入到笔记本电脑的一个通用串行总线接口。
• The built-in safety device compensates for a fall in water pressure.
  该内置式安全装置在水压下降时能提供保护。
• The device is fixed to a post.
  这个装置被固定在杆子上。
• The new device emits a powerful circular column of light.
  新设备发出明亮的圆形光柱。
• We believe that an explosive device had been left inside a container.
  我们认为有一个爆炸装置被留在了一只集装箱里。
• The explosive device was timed to go off at the rush hour
  爆炸装置被设定在高峰时间引爆。
• This device screws into the shutter release button.
  这个装置能旋进快门释放按钮。