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an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job 装置；仪器；器具；设备 a tracking/recording/listening device 跟踪/录音/监听设备 The new devices will be installed at US airports. 新设备将安装在美国机场。 electrical labour-saving devices around the home 节省劳力的各种家用电器 This device allows deaf people to communicate by typing messages instead of speaking. 这种设备允许聋人通过键入信息而不是说话来交流。
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringa2All new cars are now fitted with these safety devices. 现在所有的新车都装有这类安全装置。 He measured the room using an ingenious electronic device. 他用一种巧妙的电子设备测量了房间。 Police found several bugging devices in the room. 警察在房间里发现了若干窃听器。 a useful device for checking electrical circuits 用来检查电路的实用装置 The device consists of a large wheel mounted on a metal post. 这个装置由一个安装在金属杆上的大轮子构成。 The device uses a transmitter that connects to your computer. 这个装置使用连接到你电脑上的一个转发器。 The device worked exactly as I'd hoped. 这个装置的运行正符合我的设想。 a device to measure blood pressure 测量血压的装置 a tiny device designed to trace telephone calls 用来追踪电话来源的微型装置 The twentieth century saw the introduction of labour-saving devices around the home. 20世纪出现了节省劳力的家用电器。 This device enables pilots to navigate with pinpoint accuracy. 这个装置能使飞行员精准导航。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clever
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- be fitted with
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- comprise something
- consist of something
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- device for
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a piece of computer equipment, especially a small one such as a smartphone 设备： 一种计算机设备，尤其是小型设备，例如智能手机You can store thousands of photos on your device. 您可以在设备上存储数千张照片。 a portable/wireless device 便携式/无线设备 The waiter takes orders on a hand-held device. 服务员用手持设备点菜。 Now connect the device to your computer. 现在把这个设备连接到你的电脑上。
Extra ExamplesThe technology allows software systems to interact with wireless devices. 该技术允许软件系统与无线设备进行交互。 The computer is sold with a printer / scanner and a backup storage device. 这台电脑出售时配有打印机/扫描仪和备份存储设备。 You can edit your profile using any web-enabled device. 您可以使用任何支持网络的设备编辑您的个人资料。 A unique hardware identifier is given to each device in the network. 网络中的每个设备都有一个唯一的硬件标识符。 All Bluetooth devices automatically detect one another's presence. 所有蓝牙设备都会自动检测彼此的存在。
a bomb or weapon that will explode 炸弹；爆炸性武器；爆炸装置 A powerful device exploded outside the station. 一枚威力巨大的炸弹在车站外爆炸了。 It was the world's first atomic device. 那是世界上第一颗原子弹。 Two bombers detonated their devices in the busy shopping centre. 两名炸弹手在繁忙的购物中心引爆了他们的装置。 The device failed to detonate. 该装置未能引爆。
Extra Examplesimprovised explosive devices 简易爆炸装置 A package containing an incendiary device was found on Tuesday night. 周二晚上发现了一个装有燃烧装置的包裹。 An incendiary device exploded in the store, setting fire to furniture. 一个燃烧装置在商店里爆炸，引燃了家具。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clever
- ingenious
- labour-saving/labor-saving
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- be fitted with
- have
- connect
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- comprise something
- consist of something
- be designed to
- …
- device for
a method of doing something that produces a particular result or effect 手段；策略；方法；技巧 Targeted advertising on social media is very successful as a marketing device. 作为一种营销手段，社交媒体上的定向广告非常成功。
Extra ExamplesWe use a range of devices for testing children's numerical ability. 我们会用一系列方法测试孩子的计数能力。 This was originally intended as a device for making sure taxes were paid on time. 这原本是为了确保按时纳税。 Direct mailing is extremely successful as a marketing device. 直邮作为一种营销手段非常成功。 They employ several successful management devices. 他们采用了几种成功的管理手段。 Aid workers have to use whatever devices are available for making sure help gets to those most in need. 救援人员必须使用一切可用的设备来确保帮助到达最需要的人手中。
a plan or trick that is used to get something that somebody wants 花招；计谋；诡计 a form of words that is intended to produce a particular effect in speech or writing 手段；策略；方法；技巧 a rhetorical device 修辞手法 Metaphor and symbol are literary devices. 隐喻和象征是文学手段。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French devis, based on Latin divis- ‘divided’, from the verb dividere. The original sense was ‘desire or intention’, found now only in leave someone to their own devices (which has become associated with sense (3)).
Idioms
leave somebody to their own devices
to leave somebody alone to do as they wish, and not tell them what to do 听任某人自行其是；对某人不加干涉