| 单词 | device |
| 释义 | devicedevice /dɪˈvaɪs/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun [countable] 1a machine or small object that does a special job SYN gadget: a safety devicedevice to do something The company makes devices to detect carbon monoxide.device for doing something a device for separating metal from garbagedevice that a device that allows you to hear a whisper from across the room► see thesaurus at machine1, tool12a method of achieving something or making people do something: Direct mail is a common marketing device.device for doing something Testing yourself with information on cards is a useful device for studying.3a bomb or other weapon that explodes: an explosive device4a trick that gets someone to do what you want: device to do something The phone call was just a device to keep him from leaving.5eng. lang. arts the special use of words in literature, or of words, lights, etc. in a play, to achieve an effect: Metaphor is a common literary device. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French devis, devise division, plan, from deviser to divide, tell] → see also leave somebody to their own devices at leave1 (31) |
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