| 释义 |
tool /tool/ noun- A working instrument, esp one used by hand
- The cutting part of a machine tool
- Someone who is used as the mere instrument of another
- (esp in pl) anything necessary to the pursuit of a particular activity
- Any of several devices used to impress a design on a book cover
- An impressed design on a book cover
- A weapon, esp a gun (slang)
- The penis (vulgar sl)
- A fool (slang)
- A despicable person (slang)
- A utility, feature or function available as part of eg a word processing package or database (computing)
transitive verb- To shape or finish with a tool
- To mark with a tool, esp to ornament or imprint designs upon (a book cover), or to chisel the face of (stone)
- To supply with tools, esp with machine tools for a particular purpose (also tool up)
- To drive (a car or other vehicle) esp smoothly and skilfully, and usu at moderate speed (slang)
- To carry or draw in a vehicle
intransitive verb- To work with a tool
- To provide tools (also tool up)
- To travel (along) in a vehicle, esp smoothly and skilfully, and usu at moderate speed
- (of a vehicle, draught animal) to travel (along, etc) in this way
ORIGIN: OE tōl toolˈer noun toolˈing noun - Workmanship done with a tool, eg on stonework or a book cover
- The provision and setting up of tools for eg a machining process
toolˈbag (or toolˈbox) noun A bag (or box) for carrying and storing tools toolˈbar noun (computing) A bar with a list of utilities, features, functions, etc which appears at the top of an application window toolˈhouse noun A shed or outhouse for keeping tools in toolˈkit noun A set of tools toolˈmaker noun A craftsman who makes or repairs tools, esp machine tools toolˈmaking noun toolˈman noun A man who works with tools or in a toolroom tool post noun A rigid device holding the cutting tool on a lathe or other machine toolˈpusher noun The supervisor of drilling operations at an oil well toolˈroom noun That part of a factory occupied by toolmakers tool shed noun tool steel noun Steel suitable for making tools, hard enough and tough enough to keep a cutting edge toolˈtip noun (computing) A box containing supplementary information which appears onscreen when a particular utility, feature, function, etc is used tooled up (slang) Carrying a weapon, esp a gun |