device

美 [dɪˈvaɪs]英 [dɪˈvaɪs]
  • n.装置;设备;方法;仪器;策略;器具;手段;爆炸装置;炸弹;技巧;花招;爆炸性武器

复数: devices

de- 离开,向下 + vis- 分开 + -e

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noun

1

装置;仪器;器具;设备
an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job

a water-saving device

节水装置

electrical labour-saving devices around the home

节省劳力的各种家用电器

2

炸弹;爆炸性武器;爆炸装置
a bomb or weapon that will explode

A powerful device exploded outside the station.

一枚威力巨大的炸弹在车站外爆炸了。

the world's first atomic device

世界第一枚原子弹

3

手段;策略;方法;技巧
a method of doing sth that produces a particular result or effect

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。

4

花招;计谋;诡计
a plan or trick that is used to get sth that sb wants

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。

习语

to leave sb alone to do as they wish, and not tell them what to do

device

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 装置;设备;器具;仪器
    A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.

    ...an electronic device that protects your vehicle 24 hours a day.

    24小时保护车辆的电子装置

  • 2
    N-COUNT 手段;策略;方法;技巧
    A device is a method of achieving something.

    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。

  • 3
    PHRASE 听任…自便;让…自行发展;不去管
    If you leave someone to their own devices, you leave them alone to do as they wish.

    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。

noun

1
any clever maneuver
he would stoop to any device to win a point
it was a great sales gimmick
a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
Synonym: gimmick twist
2
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
a device intended to conserve water
3
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
he was recognized by the device on his shield
4
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
5
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

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  1. Operation of the device is extremely simple .

    这个装置的操作非常简单。

  2. The device draws gas along the pipe .

    这装置将气体顺着管子抽出来。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. Bomb disposal experts exploded the device under controlled conditions .

    炸弹销毁专家在受控条件下引爆了这个装置。

  6. A powerful device exploded outside the station .

    一枚威力巨大的炸弹在车站外爆炸了。

  7. Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device .

    炸弹处理小组官员在严密控制下引爆了这一装置。

  8. Players use a haptic device such as a joystick to control the game .

    游戏者用游戏杆之类的触觉设备玩游戏。

  9. The device was protected by patent .

    这一装置受专利保护。

  10. There is a new device for cars that warns drivers of traffic jams ahead .

    有一种新的汽车装置可提醒司机前面有交通堵塞。

  11. The new device can also cancel the check after the transaction is complete .

    交易完成后,这种新设备也能注销支票。

  12. The new device emits a powerful circular column of light .

    新设备发出明亮的圆形光柱。

  13. 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。

  14. This device helps make virtual reality a more usable and accessible technology .

    这一装置有助于使虚拟现实成为更可用、更便利的技术。

  15. 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。

  16. The device is fixed to a post .

    这个装置被固定在杆子上。

  17. Most mechanical devices require oil as a lubricant .

    绝大多数机械装置都需要用油作为润滑剂。

  18. The device is not designed to transmit to satellites .

    该设备不是为向卫星发送信号而设计的。

  19. His design was a descendant of a 1956 device

    他的设计是从一个1956年的装置衍生而来的。

  20. The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device .

    文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

  21. These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners bending their legs

    这些残酷的刑具是用来阻止犯人弯腿的。

  22. The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells .

    这台仪器可以辨别癌细胞和正常的细胞。

  23. France is expected to detonate its first nuclear device in the next few days

    法国预计将在几天后引爆其首枚核装置。

  24. The device itself was right under the vehicle , almost in line with the gear lever

    该装置本身就在车子正下方,几乎与变速杆处于同一直线上。

  25. The device exploded , throwing Mr Taylor from his car .

    那个装置爆炸了,把泰勒先生从车里抛了出去。

  26. Some clamps that had held the device together came undone .

    用来将装置夹在一起的一些夹子松开了。

  27. All the royal cars are fitted with electronic homing devices .

    所有的皇家轿车都装有电子自导引装置。

  28. Five incendiary devices were found in her house .

    在她家里发现了5个纵火装置。

  29. 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。

  30. The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off

    当引擎关掉时,这个装置会自动切断点火开关。

前缀
e-离开,向下

decision n. (作出的)决定,抉择

de- 离开,向下 + cis 切,割 + -ion 行为,状态

degree n.

de- 离开,向下 + gress 走,步伐

deny v. 否认

de- 离开,向下 + neg- 无,不 + -y suffix表示“有…的”

destroy vt. 摧毁

de- 离开,向下 + stroy- 建立

decay v. 衰退

de- 离开,向下 + -cay 掉落

decrease v. 减少

de- 离开,向下 + creas- 增长,产生 + -e

defeat vt. 击败

de- 离开,向下 + feat- 做,制作

defect n. 缺点

de- 离开,向下 + fect 做,制作

defence n. 防御

de- 离开,向下 + fend 打击 + -ce 名词后缀

depart v. 离开

de- 离开,向下 + part 部分,分开

depress vt. 使沮丧

de- 离开,向下 + press 按,压

derive v. 得到

de- 离开,向下 + riv- 河流,流动 + -e

descend v. 下来

de- 离开,向下 + scend 爬,攀

despair n. 绝望

de- 离开,向下 + spair 希望

despite prep. 即使

de- 离开,向下 + spect 看

devise vt. 发明

de- 离开,向下 + vis- 分开 + -e

dedicate vt. 奉献

de- 离开,向下 + dic 说 + -ate 做,造成

deprive v. 剥夺

de- 离开,向下 + priv- 个人,私人 + -e

delegate n. 代表

de- 离开,向下 + leg 法律 + -ate 人/地位

deviate vi. 背离

de- 离开,向下 + vi 道路 + -ate 做,造成

decisive adj. 果断的

de- 离开,向下 + cis 切,割 + -ive 形容词后缀

deficit n. 赤字

de- 离开,向下 + fic 做,制作 + -it 名词后缀

descent n. 下降

de- 离开,向下 + scent 爬,攀

decline n. (数量、价值、质量等的)减少,下降,衰落,衰退

de- 离开,向下 + clin 倾斜,斜坡 + -e

appliance apparatus device facility 【导航词义:器具,设备】
appliance v. 器具,设备
〔辨析〕

主要指安装在较大型机器上的器件,也常指家用电器或器具。

〔例证〕

measuring/portable appliances

测量器/便携式装置

an appliance circuit/outlet

仪表线路/设备插口

Electrical appliances are very popular in China.

电器在中国非常普及。

My kitchen is equipped with modern appliances.

我家厨房安装了现代化设备。

apparatus v. 器械,工具
〔辨析〕

指用于特定目的的器械或成套工具。

〔例证〕

a piece of lab apparatus

一件实验室仪器

clamping/control/counting apparatus

夹具/控制装置/计数工具

We need medical apparatus.

我们需要医疗器械。

Divers have special breathing apparatus.

潜水员有专门的呼吸装置。

device v. 装置
〔辨析〕

普通用词,可指代任何具有某一特定用途的物体或器具;表示“用于…的装置”时,常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕

a safety/water-saving device

安全/节水装置

This device lights gas-stoves.

这是煤气炉的点火装置。

facility v. 设备,设施
〔辨析〕

通常用复数形式,表示为某种目的而提供的设施、设备等。

〔例证〕

kitchen/toilet facilities

厨房设备/卫生间设施

The Holiday Inn has its own leisure facilities.

这家假日酒店拥有自己的休闲设施。

  • 习语

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