- [countable, uncountable]
a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose 成套工具；成套设备 a first-aid kit 一套急救用品 a drum kit 一套击鼓用具
Synonyms equipmentequipmentsee also toolkit- material
- gear
- kit
- apparatus
- equipment the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity:
camping equipment 野营装备 a piece of equipment 一件设备
- material things that are needed for a particular activity:
household cleaning materials 家用清洁剂 teaching material 教学材料
equipment or material? 用 equipment 还是 material？ - gear the equipment or clothes needed for a particular activity:
Skiing gear can be expensive. 滑雪装备有时会很昂贵。
- kit a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose:
a first-aid kit 一套急救用品 a tool kit 一套工具
- apparatus the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task:
breathing apparatus for firefighters 消防员用的呼吸器 laboratory apparatus 实验室仪器
- electrical/electronic equipment/gear/apparatus
- sports equipment/gear/kit
- camping equipment/gear
- a piece of equipment/apparatus
Extra ExamplesCheck the acidity of the soil with a test kit. 用成套试剂检测一下土壤的酸度。 She keeps an emergency medical kit in her car. 她在车里一直放着一个应急医药箱。 There should be a needle and thread in the sewing kit. 针线包中应该有针线。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emergency
- first-aid
- make-up
- …
- in a/the kit
- [countable]
a set of parts ready to be made into something 配套元件 a kit for a model plane 一套飞机模型元件 She built the doll’s house from a kit. 她用一套工具建造了洋娃娃的房子。
Extra ExamplesThe kit contains everything you need to make six candles. 这组套件包含了制作 6 支蜡烛所需的全部材料。 The shed comes in kit form. 这个棚子是成套的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- construction
- starter
- assemble
- install
- come with something
- consist of something
- contain something
- …
- from a kit
- kit for
- in kit form
- [uncountable] (British English)
a set of clothes and equipment that you use for a particular activity 全套衣服及装备 sports kit 运动用品 The soldiers packed tents and kits to move to new positions. 士兵们收拾好帐篷和装备搬到新的位置。
Extra ExamplesThey left most of their kit at the camp. 他们大部分装备都留在了营地。 the official supplier of the England team kit 英格兰队队服的官方供应商 a teddy bear dressed in a replica Real Madrid kit 身着仿制版皇家马德里队队服的泰迪熊 I spent Sunday assembling emergency kits for the expedition. 星期天一整天我都花在了组装探险应急套件上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gym
- PE
- sports
- …
- bag
see also mess kit
Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch kitte ‘wooden vessel’, of unknown origin. The original sense ‘wooden tub’ was later applied to other containers; the use denoting a soldier's equipment (late 18th cent.) probably arose from the idea of a set of articles packed in a container.