device
noun
dɪˈvaɪs
noun
1
a
machine
or
tool
that
does
a
special
job
设备，仪器，装置;
modern
labour-saving
devices
省力的现代设备
device
for
doing
sth
a
device
for
separating
metal
from
garbage
将金属与垃圾分开的设备
device
to
do
sth
a
device
to
detect
carbon
monoxide
一氧化碳检测设备
2
a
special
way
of
doing
something
that
makes
it
easier
to
do
〔使做某事更容易一些的〕特殊方法，手段
device
for
doing
sth
Testing
yourself
with
information
on
cards
is
a
useful
device
for
studying.
用卡片上的信息做自我测试是一种有效的学习方法。
a
memory
device
一种记忆方法
3
a
plan
or
trick,
especially
for
a
dishonest
purpose
计谋，〔尤指〕花招，诡计
device
to
do
sth
Their
proposal
was
only
a
device
to
confuse
the
opposition.
他们的建议只是为迷惑反对派而使用的花招而已。
4
a
bomb
or
other
explosive
weapon
炸弹，爆炸装置
explosive/nuclear/incendiary
etc
device
5
the
special
use
of
words
in
literature,
or
of
words,
lights
etc
in
a
play,
to
achieve
an
effect
〔文学作品中的〕手法，修辞手段;〔戏剧中灯光使用的〕技巧
Metaphor
is
a
common
literary
device.
隐喻是一种常用的文学手法。