tool
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A tool is any instrument or simple piece of equipment that you hold in your hands and use to do a particular kind of work. For example, spades, hammers, and knives are all tools. 工具
I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears. 我发现达到这一目的的最好工具是一把大剪刀。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to anything that you use for a particular purpose as a particular type of tool. 方法
Writing is a good tool for expressing feelings. 写作是表达情感的一种好方法。
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tool /tuːl/ (tools)
剑桥词典
- This tool is used to make holes in leather .
- A hammer is a simple tool.
- I always keep a set of tools in the back of my car .
- Early humans shaped tools out of stone .
- Our lawn mower and lots of garden tools were stolen from the shed .
tool noun [C] (EQUIPMENT)
a piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or repair something
（用于生产或维修的）工具，器具
power tools 电动工具
machine tools 机床
something that helps you to do a particular activity
（帮助从事特定活动的）工具
A free low-interest credit card can be a useful budgeting tool. 一张免手续费的低息信用卡是一种有用的省钱的工具。
tool of the trade
A tool of the trade is something you need to use to do your job
职业所需的工具；职业技能
The artist was surrounded by paints , brushes , and other tools of the trade . 这位艺术家周围到处都是颜料、画笔和其他绘画工具。
例句
tool noun [C] (PERSON)
disapprovingsomeone whose decisions and actions are unfairly controlled by others
傀儡；爪牙
The president was widely regarded as the tool of the military . 该总统被人们广泛视为军方的工具。
tool noun [C] (PENIS)
offensivea penis
阴茎
offensive
an insulting word for a person who you dislike very much or who behaves very stupidly
笨蛋，蠢货（侮辱性用语，用于指称非常不喜欢的人或行为愚蠢的人） 返回 tool