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单词 device
释义

device ​‌‌‌

​noun countable
UK /dɪˈvaɪs/
Other entries for this word
USB device noun
defeat device noun
auxiliary device noun
device agnostic adjective
device manager noun
device takeover noun
flotation device noun
listening device noun
pointing device noun
wingtip device noun at winglet
Word Forms
singulardevice
pluraldevices
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    a machine or piece of equipment that does a particular thing

    Secure your bike with this simple locking device.

    device for:

    a device for measuring humidity in the air

    labour-saving device (=a machine that reduces the work you have to do):

    labour-saving devices like the dishwasher and the microwave

    Synonyms and related words
    General words for machinery and equipment
    apparatus
    armamentarium
    array
  2. 2
    a bomb

    The device exploded only a short distance away from her.

    a nuclear device

    Synonyms and related words
    Types of bomb, explosive or missile
    A-bomb
    atom bomb
    ballistic missile
  3. 3
    ​formala way of making something happen or of making someone do something

    We needed a device to get him out of the house.

    Synonyms and related words
    Systems and methods for doing things
    modality
    method
    system
    1. 3a
      a way that a writer, artist etc creates a particular effect or makes people have a particular reaction

      Hitchcock employs various devices to build up suspense.

      Synonyms and related words
      Processes in fiction
      allegory
      anthropomorphic
      bathos
phrases
leave someone to their own devices

device ​‌‌‌

​noun countable
US /dɪˈvaɪs/
Other entries for this word
USB device noun
defeat device noun
auxiliary device noun
device agnostic adjective
device manager noun
device takeover noun
flotation device noun
listening device noun
pointing device noun
wingtip device noun at winglet
Word Forms
singulardevice
pluraldevices
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    a machine or piece of equipment that does a particular thing

    Secure your bike with this simple locking device.

    device for:

    a device for measuring humidity in the air

    labor-saving device (=a machine that reduces the work you have to do):

    labor-saving devices like the dishwasher and the microwave

    Synonyms and related words
    General words for machinery and equipment
    accouterments
    apparatus
    armamentarium
  2. 2
    ​formala way of making something happen or of making someone do something

    We needed a device to get him out of the house.

    Synonyms and related words
    Systems and methods for doing things
    modality
    method
    system
    1. 2a
      a way that a writer, artist, etc. creates a particular effect or makes people have a particular reaction

      Hitchcock employs various devices to build up suspense.

      Synonyms and related words
      Processes in fiction
      allegory
      anthropomorphic
      bathos
  3. 3
    a bomb

    The device exploded only a short distance away from her.

    a nuclear device

    Synonyms and related words
    Types of bomb, explosive or missile
    A-bomb
    atom bomb
    atomic bomb
phrases
leave someone to their own devices
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