| 单词 | tool |
| 释义 | tool —tooler, n. —toolless, adj. /toohl/, n. 1. an implement, esp. one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations. 2. any instrument of manual operation. 3. the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine. 4. the machine itself; a machine tool. 5. anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose: Education is a tool for success. 6. a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw. 7. the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book. 8. Underworld Slang. a. a pistol or gun. b. a pickpocket. 9. Slang (vulgar). penis. v.t. 10. to work or shape with a tool. 11. to work decoratively with a hand tool. 12. to ornament (the cover of a book) with a bookbinder's tool. 13. to drive (a vehicle): He tooled the car along the treacherous path. 14. to equip with tools or machinery. v.i. 15. to work with a tool. 16. to drive or ride in a vehicle: tooling along the freeway. 17. tool up, to install machinery designed for performing a particular job: manufacturers tooling up for production. [bef. 900; ME (n.); OE tol; c. ON tol tools; akin to TAW2] Syn. 1. TOOL, IMPLEMENT, INSTRUMENT, UTENSIL refer to contrivances for doing work. A TOOL is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or laborers: a carpenter's tools. An IMPLEMENT is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. An INSTRUMENT is anything used in doing a certain work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A UTENSIL is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. When used figuratively of human agency, TOOL is generally used in a contemptuous sense; INSTRUMENT, in a neutral or good sense: a tool of unscrupulous men; an instrument of Providence. |
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