tools
英
/tuːlz/
美
/tuːlz/
n.
工具;(有助于做工或完成某事的)用具，器具，手段，方法;受人利用的人
v.
驱车兜风;驾车到处跑
tool的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
tool
频次
1
N-COUNT 工具;器具;用具
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.
I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.
我发现做这件事最得力的工具是一把大剪刀。
2
N-COUNT 手段;方法
You can refer to anything that you use for a particular purpose as a particular type of tool .
Writing is a good tool for discharging overwhelming feelings…
写作是宣泄强烈感情的好方法。
3
N-COUNT 受人利用的人;工具;傀儡
If you describe someone as a tool of a particular person, group, or system, you mean that they are controlled and used by that person, group, or system, especially to do unpleasant or dishonest things.
He became the tool of the security services.
他成了安全部门的工具。
4
PHRASE (因罢工或抗议而突然)停工，放下工具
If you say that workers down tools, you mean that they stop working suddenly in order to strike or to make a protest of some kind.
5
PHRASE (技能、工具和设备等)从事某行当的工具
The tools of your trade or the tools of the trade are the skills, instruments, and other equipment that you need in order to do your job properly.
They're here to learn the tools of their trade from their American colleagues...
他们来这里向美国同事学习行业技术和技能。
双语例句
全部 工具 用具 器具 手段 方法
1
The furniture comes complete with tools and instructions for assembly.
这件家具备有组装工具和说明书。
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2
She was surrounded by the tools of her trade.
她周围都是她干活用的工具。
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3
This tool can be used in a variety of ways.
这一工具有多种用途。
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4
Even in small companies, computers are an essential tool.
即使在小公司里，计算机也是必不可少的工具。
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The computer is now an invaluable tool for the family doctor.
计算机现在是家庭医生非常有用的工具。
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