device

[di'vais]

n.装置, 设备, 策略, 设计

n.[C]

1. 设备, 仪器, 装置

The television receiver is an electronic device.

电视接收器是一种电子装置。

2. 手段; 谋略; 诡计

She got the information by some device.

她运用某种手段获取了情报。

3. (贵族用)纹章, 图案

词形变化

形容词: deviatory | 名词: deviator | 动词过去式: deviated | 动词过去分词: deviated | 动词现在分词: deviating | 动词第三人称单数: deviates |

词义辨析

同义:

n.设备, 仪器, 装置

machine  apparatus  tool  instrument  implement

n.计划; 诡计

plan  scheme  trick  

同义参见:

gadget  utensil  thing  ruse  peripheral  organ  appliance  implement  

英英释义

名词 device:

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

any clever maneuver

同义词：gimmick, twist

any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)

补充

devicedevice英:[diˈvais] 美:[dɪˈvaɪs]n.1.装置, 设备, 器具A computer is a device for processing information.电脑是用来处理信息的。2.手段, 策略Her illness is merely a device to avoid seeing him.她所谓生病只不过是避免见他的花招而已。

例句

1. She used every device to steal John's money.她用尽一切方法去骗约翰的钱。 2. It's a device to pressurize him into resigning.这是迫使他辞职的手段。 3. This electronic device protects your vehicle 24 hours a day.这种电子装置可以全天24小时保护您的车辆。 4. A computer is a device for processing information.计算机是信息处理设备。 5. a device to detect minute quantities of carbon用于探测微量碳的装置 6. the literary device of the metaphor隐喻的文学手法 7. She was happy to leave him to his own devices.她乐于听任他随心所欲。 8. a measuring device.测量装置。 9. an incendiary device.燃烧弹。 10. works of strange device.样式古怪的作品。 11. writing a public letter is a traditional device for signalling dissent.写公开信是一种传统的表示异议的手段。 12. a rhetorical device.修辞手法。 13. the decorative device on the invitations.请贴上的装帧设计。 14. their shields bear the device of the Blazing Sun.他们的盾形徽章上有炽阳的图案。 15. a security device which detects any movement可探测出任何活动的保安装置 16. labour-saving devices such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners节省人力的设备，如洗衣机和吸尘器 17. Critics dismissed the speech as a political device for winning support.批评者认为那篇演说不过是用以博取支持的政治把戏。 18. mechanical devices机械装置 19. "The store sells TVs, VCRs, and other electronic devices."商店销售电视机、录像机和其他电子设备。 20. a hidden recording device隐藏的记录装置 21. an explosive device [=a bomb]炸弹 22. agreeing to dismantle all nuclear devices同意拆除所有核弹 23. a marketing device营销策略 24. a useful mnemonic device for remembering the names of the planets对记忆行星名有用的助记术 25. The company's method of tracking expenses is just a device to make it seem more profitable.公司追踪开支的方法只是让它显得利润更为丰厚。 26. He is known for his use of irony and other literary devices.他以运用讽刺和其他文学手法而著名。 27. a contrived plot device做作的情节设计 28. the play's use of traditional comic devices such as slapstick剧中运用了诸如闹剧一类的传统喜剧手法 29. The students were left to their own devices when the teacher failed to appear on time.当老师没能按时出现在课堂时，学生们就各行其是了。 30. "Left to its own devices, the school would accept only the most advanced students."如果放任不管，那么学校就将只接收最优秀的学生。