TOOLa toolRELATED WORDSsee alsoEQUIPMENTMACHINETHING1 a tool 工具tool /tuːl/ [countable noun]a thing that you hold in your hand and use to repair, cut, or make something 工具，器具，用具 He couldn't finish repairing the engine because he didn't have the right tools. 他无法修好引擎，因为他没有合适的工具。tool for a tool for cutting metal 切割金属的工具gardening/kitchen/mining tools All my gardening tools had been stolen from the shed. 我所有的园艺工具都被人从棚屋偷走了。tool boxa strong box that tools are kept in 工具箱 He took a spanner from his tool box and tightened up the bolts on the gate. 他从工具箱里拿了把扳手把大门上的螺栓拧紧。tool kita set of tools that are kept together 一套工具 A good tool kit should contain pliers, screwdrivers, and wire-cutters. 一套合用的工具应该包括手钳、螺丝刀和钢丝钳。instrument /ˈɪnstrɑmənt/ [countable noun]a small tool or device used especially by doctors and scientists, for doing careful or delicate work 器具，器械〔尤指医生或科学家使用的小巧的器具〕 I sat in the dentist's chair and looked at the row of instruments beside me. 我坐在牙医诊所的椅子上，看着在我旁边的一排器械。 The microscope is perhaps the most widely used scientific instrument. 显微镜也许是使用最广的科学仪器。 The company specializes in the manufacture of high quality writing instruments. 这家公司专门生产高质量的书写工具。gadget /ˈgædʒɪt, ˈgædʒət/ [countable noun]a small tool that has been cleverly designed to help you do something more easily 小巧的器具；设计精巧的装置 He showed her several electronic gadgets, such as a watch that you can use as a phone. 他给她看了几种电子小装置，例如可以当电话用的手表。 It's a clever little gadget which you can use to cut vegetables into attractive shapes. 那是一种设计得很精巧的小器具，可以用来把蔬菜切成漂亮的形状。 A sales assistant was demonstrating several kitchen gadgets to a crowd of shoppers. 一名销售员正向一群顾客展示几种厨房小器具。device /dɪˈvaɪs/ [countable noun]a piece of equipment that has been cleverly designed to do a particular job, for example one that makes measurements, records sounds, or controls the operation of a machine 〔设计巧妙的〕装置，器具 An EEG is a device that records electrical activity in the brain. 脑电图仪是记录大脑电流活动的仪器。device for doing something a thermostatic device for controlling temperature 一种用来控制温度的恒温装置 The farmers there still use the ‘Archimedes Screw’, an ancient device for raising water from a lake or well. 那里的农民仍在使用“阿基米德螺旋管”，那是古时一种从湖里或井里打水的装置。implement /ˈɪmplɪmənt, ˈɪmpləmənt/ [countable noun]formala tool or simple machine used for a particular job, especially when working in the garden or on a farm 【正式】〔尤指在花园里或农场上干活时用的〕工具，器具，用具 The native women grind the wheat with heavy stone implements. 本地妇女用沉重的石器来碾小麦。 It is best to cut weeds off at the roots with an implement such as a hoe. 最好用锄头之类的农具把杂草连根割除。farming/cooking/writing etc implements Some children find it difficult to hold their writing implements. 有些小孩觉得很难握住他们的书写工具。utensil /juːˈtensəl/ [countable noun]a piece of equipment, especially one used in the kitchen to prepare food 〔尤指在厨房里用的〕器皿，用具 Peter found the potato peeler in a drawer full of utensils. 彼得在一个放满了厨房用具的抽屉里找到了马铃薯削皮器。 We packed a few essential cooking utensils such as pots and a can opener for our camping trip. 我们为野营旅行准备了锅、开罐刀等几种必须的烹调用具。 You will find a wide range of kitchen utensils in our cookshop on the second floor. 二楼的炊具部有各种各样的厨具。