- [uncountable]
the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task 儀器;器械;裝置 a piece of laboratory apparatus 一件實驗室儀器 Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house. 消防隊員需要呼吸器以便進入燃燒的大樓。 Science departments say they are lacking basic apparatus. 理科系說他們缺少最基本的儀器。
Synonyms equipmentequipmentTopics Scientific researchc1- material
- gear
- kit
- apparatus
- equipment the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity:
camping equipment 野營裝備 a piece of equipment 一件設備
- material things that are needed for a particular activity:
household cleaning materials 家用清潔劑 teaching material 教學材料
equipment or material? Equipment is usually solid things, especially large ones. Materials may be liquids, powders or books, software, etc. containing information, as well as small solid items.用 equipment 還是 material? - gear the equipment or clothes needed for a particular activity:
Skiing gear can be expensive. 滑雪裝備有時會很昂貴。
- 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 消防員用的呼吸器 laboratory apparatus 實驗室儀器
- electrical/electronic equipment/gear/apparatus
- sports equipment/gear/kit
- camping equipment/gear
- a piece of equipment/apparatus
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- breathing
- electrical
- experimental
- …
- piece
- the apparatus of government
- the apparatus of the state
- [countable, usually singular]
the structure of a system or an organization, particularly that of a political party or a government (尤指政黨或政府的)機構,組織,機關 the power of the state apparatus 國家機關的權力 We cannot do without the apparatus of government in protecting the rights of the individual. 我們不能沒有保護個人權利的政府機構。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- breathing
- electrical
- experimental
- …
- piece
- the apparatus of government
- the apparatus of the state
- [countable, usually singular] (specialist)
a system of organs in the body 器官 the sensory apparatus 感覺器官
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for’, from ad- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’.