EQUIPMENTthings you use for doing somethingRELATED WORDSsee alsoMACHINETOOLCOMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL1 things you use for doing something 做某事所使用的东西equipment /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ [uncountable noun]the machines, tools, or objects that you use for doing something 设备；器械；用具 You should check all your electrical equipment regularly. 你应该定期检查所有的电器。equipment for high technology equipment for policing and traffic control 用以治安管理和交通管制的高科技设备office/video/sports etc equipment Thieves stole all the video equipment from the college. 窃贼盗走了学院里所有的录像设备。 We were told to keep all our sports equipment in the lockers downstairs. 我们被告知，把所有运动器材存放到楼下的锁柜里。a piece of equipment It's much easier if you have the right piece of equipment for the job. 这工作要是有合适的设备，做起来会容易很多。tools /tuːlz/ [plural noun]equipment, especially simple things, that you use to make something or do something useful 〔尤指简单的〕工具 The plumber went back out to the van to get his tools. 管道工回到外面的货车上去拿工具。 As a writer, I don't need any tools, apart from my computer and the internet. 作为作家，除了电脑和互联网，我不需要什么工具。tools of the tradeequipment necessary for a particular job 行业必需的用具 For a salesman, a cheap suit and a Ford Escort are the traditional tools of the trade. 干推销员这一行，一套便宜的西装和一辆福特护卫者汽车一向是必不可少的。apparatus /ˌæpəˈreɪtəsǁ-ˈræ-/ [countable/uncountable noun]tools and machines used especially for scientific, medical, and technical purposes 器械；装置〔尤指用于科学、医疗和技术用途的设备〕 This experiment can be performed using the apparatus shown in the diagram. 这个实验可用图中显示的装置进行。breathing/gym/surgical etc apparatus Astronauts have special breathing apparatus. 宇航员有特殊的呼吸装置。 There's a shop in town which sells all the latest photographic apparatus. 镇上有一家商店出售各种最新的摄影器材。things /θɪŋz/ [plural noun]especially British, spokenthe pieces of equipment or clothes that you need for a particular activity 【尤英，口】〔用于某一活动的〕装备；服装；东西 Now, have you got all your things ready? 好了，你的东西都准备好了吗?swimming/painting/sewing etc things Don't forget to bring your swimming things with you. 别忘了带游泳的东西。gear /gɪəʳ/ [uncountable noun]informalthe equipment and special clothes that you need to do something, especially an activity that you do in your free time 【非正式】〔尤指闲暇时进行的活动的〕装备及服装 At 8.30 we loaded all our gear into the boat, and cruised out to a spot a few miles offshore. 8点30分，我们把所有装备都装到船上，然后朝着离岸几英里的一个地方驶去。camping/skiing/fishing etc gear Have you got all your football gear? 你的足球装备都齐了吗？ The soldiers were wearing heavy combat gear and travelling in convoys. 士兵们身穿重甲，坐在护送车队中。kit /kɪt/ [countable noun]shaving/sewing/repair etc kita set of small things that you use to do something 剃须/缝纫/修理等用的成套工具〔用具〕 Always take a first-aid kit with you when you go camping. 去露营一定要带急救箱。 You should never go cycling without a basic repair kit. 如果没有基本的修理工具，千万别去骑自行车。stuff /stʌf/ [uncountable noun]spoken informalthe equipment that you use to do something 【口，非正式】〔用于做某事的〕装备；东西 The builders have left all their stuff round the back of the house. 建筑工人把他们所有的东西都留在屋后四周。camping/painting etc stuff Our camping stuff alone took up most of the space in the back of the car. 单是我们露营用的东西就占了汽车后部的大部分地方。