tool
noun
verb
tuːl
noun
1
something
that
you
hold
in
your
hand
and
use
to
do
a
particular
job
工具
I
don’t
have
the
right
tools
to
start
fiddling
around
with
the
engine.
我没有合适的工具来摆弄发动机。
a
shop
selling
garden
tools
出售园艺工具的商店
2
a
piece
of
equipment
or
a
skill
that
is
useful
for
doing
your
job
工具〔指工作上有用的器具或技能〕
Television
is
an
important
tool
for
the
modern
teacher.
对于现代的教师来说，电视是一种重要的工具。
These
books
are
the
tools
of
my
trade
(=the
things
I
need
to
do
my
job)
.
这些书是干我这一行必不可少的工具。
3
someone
who
is
used
unfairly
by
another
person
and
who
has
to
do
things
they
do
not
really
want
to
do
–
used
to
show
disapproval
被人利用的人 （工具 ）〔含贬义〕
[+
of
]
The
king
was
merely
a
tool
of
the
military
government.
国王只是军政府的一个工具。
4
a
man’s
PENIS
(=sex
organ)
[非正式，不礼貌] 阴茎，鸡巴
informal not polite
verb
5
to
drive
along
a
street,
especially
for
fun
[美，非正式] 〔尤指为了找乐子而〕驾驶车辆
He
spent
the
afternoon
tooling
around
town.
他下午开着车在城里转悠。
6
to
prepare
a
factory
for
producing
goods
by
providing
the
necessary
tools
and
machinery
〔以必要的工具和机器等〕装备〔工厂〕
tool
sth
↔
up
The
factory
was
tooled
up
to
produce
light
weapons.
这家工厂配备了设备生产轻武器。