| 单词 | implement |
| 释义 | implement (once / 467 pages) 1nv 2v Apply the noun implement when you want to use a fancy word for "tool." A knife and fork are implements for handling food. The noun implement is a very useful word for just about anything you want to describe as a tool or a thing that helps you do something. An implement can be as simple as chimpanzees using a stick to eat ants with or a bulldozer that moves huge amounts of earth in building. The word relates to something that "fills up" a house, as in all sorts of things that allow a house to work properly. WORD FAMILYimplement: implemental, implementation, implemented, implementing, implements+/implementation: implementations USAGE EXAMPLESImplementing the Place of Last Drink program.The program requires that offenders disclose where they were served their last drink. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) This outstanding ability is widely implemented during one of the most neurologically challenging actions people are engaged with on a daily basis: driving. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Other team sports are keeping an eye on basketball’s RPI to possibly implement for their state tournaments. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end Hypo|Hyper bar a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon beateran implement for beating brushan implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle buff, bufferan implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) candlesnufferan implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implementany of a large class of implements used for cleaning eraseran implement used to erase something fire ironmetal fireside implements flailan implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing hooka curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something branding iron, ironimplement used to brand live stock leather stripimplement consisting of a strip of leather needlea sharp pointed implement (usually steel) oaran implement used to propel or steer a boat roda long thin implement made of metal or wood sharpenerany implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper snuffera cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing candles fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance, spearan implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish spikea long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) sports implementan implement used in a sport stickan implement consisting of a length of wood sticka long thin implement resembling a length of wood stirreran implement used for stirring stricklea tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure swabimplement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion flyswat, flyswatter, swatteran implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects toolan implement used in the practice of a vocation tuning forka metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments utensilan implement for practical use (especially in a household) writing implementan implement that is used to write abradant, abradera tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing baton, wanda thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir batona hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race batona hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette belaying pina wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing) bendera tool for bending blackboard eraseran eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard boat hookpole-handled hook used to pull or push boats bolt, deadboltthe part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key bolta sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech bottlebrusha cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles bowa slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments bristle brusha brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant brooma cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle buttonhooka hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole carpenter's levela straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it carpet beater, rug beaterimplement for beating dust out of carpets carpet sweeper, sweepera cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet ceramic wareutensils made from ceramic material chalka piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces charcoal, fusaina stick of black carbon material used for drawing chinning bara horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself cleaning pada pad used as a cleaning implement clinchera tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets clothesbrusha brush used for cleaning clothing clubstout stick that is larger at one end combany of several tools for straightening fibers connecting roda rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft) control roda steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction copperwareutensils made with copper corea bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil crayon, wax crayonwriting implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing crochet hook, crochet needlea needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting crossbara horizontal bar that goes across something crotcheta small tool or hooklike implement cue, cue stick, pool cue, pool sticksports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards cup hookhook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups cutting implementa tool used for cutting or slicing cyclostylea writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts small holes in a stencil divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod, water finder, waterfinderforked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil drawbara strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled drilla tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) drumsticka stick used for playing a drum dry pointa steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate eggbeater, eggwhiska mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream eolitha crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools coal tongs, fire tongstongs for taking hold of burning coals fishhooka sharp barbed hook for catching fish fishing pole, fishing roda rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line forkan agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs freta small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch funnela conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth gaffan iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish gangtool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together garden tool, lawn toolused for working in gardens or yards giga cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting grab bara bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling irona tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope grindstonea revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools hacka tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil hairbrusha brush used to groom a person's hair handlebarthe shaped bar used to steer a bicycle handspikea metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever hand toola tool used with workers' hands harpoona spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it heavera bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope) hoea tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle hypodermic needlea hollow needle ink eraseran eraser that removes ink marks jacktool for exerting pressure or lifting Jaws of Lifehydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside kickstanda swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden kitchen utensila utensil used in preparing food knitting needleneedle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs lash, thongleather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip leistera spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon) levera rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum linstocka stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons malleta sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball markera writing implement for making a mark matchsticka short thin stick of wood used in making matches mahlstick, maulsticka long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush meat hooka strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung nailbrusha brush used to clean a person's fingernails neolitha stone tool from the Neolithic Age packing needlea large needle used to sew up canvas packages boat paddle, paddlea short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat paintbrusha brush used as an applicator (to apply paint) paleolitha stone tool from the Paleolithic age pena writing implement with a point from which ink flows pencila thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood pencil sharpenera rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils muller, pestle, poundera heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone pipe cleanercleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem plough, plowa farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing fire hook, poker, salamander, stove pokerfire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire polea long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic polea long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting power toola tool driven by a motor pull-throughcleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it punch, punchera tool for making holes or indentations racket, racqueta sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games raila horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) rakea long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil rama tool for driving or forcing something by impact ramroda rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm ramroda rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm rotating shaft, shafta revolving rod that transmits power or motion rotorthe revolving bar of a distributor roundera tool for rounding corners or edges pencil eraser, rubber, rubber eraseran eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencilan artist's brush made of sable hairs saw seta tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward scrub brush, scrubber, scrubbing brusha brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning sculleach of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman sculla long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward serverutensil used in serving food or drink sewing needlea needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth shacklea U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar shafta long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) shaping toola tool for shaping metal shaving brusha brush used to apply lather prior to shaving shovela fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace backsword, fencing stick, singlesticka stick used instead of a sword for fencing sketcheran implement for sketching skyhooka hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky slice bariron bar used to loosen and rake clinkers out of furnaces spindlea stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning squeegeeT-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows) anti-sway bar, stabilizer bara rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis staffa strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose stair-roda rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps steelknife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod stoba short straight stick of wood strapan elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position stricklea tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand stricklean implement for sharpening scythes stropa leather strap used to sharpen razors style, stylusa pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving mop, swab, swobcleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors sweep, sweep oara long oar used in an open boat swizzle sticka small stick used to stir mixed drinks tamp, tamper, tamping bara tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) tapa tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads thonga thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together tie rodeither of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels toothbrushsmall brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth towel bar, towel raila horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels rail, rails, runway, tracka bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll swage, upseta tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging walking sticka stick carried in the hand for support in walking wanda rod used by a magician or water diviner instrumentality, instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end 2v apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design implement a procedure Hyper apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 3v pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue 2He implemented a new economic plan Syn|Hypo|Hyper carry out, follow out, follow through, follow up, go through, put through accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill put in effect adhere follow through or carry out a plan without deviation complete, finish come or bring to a finish or an end v ensure observance of laws and rules Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper apply, enforce exempt, free, relieve grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to execute, run carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine executecarry out the legalities of stepcause (a computer) to execute a single command giveexecute and deliver compel, obligate, oblige force somebody to do something |
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