1. | 装置；仪器；器具；设备an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job |
a water-saving device 节水装置 | |
electrical labour-saving devices around the home 节省劳力的各种家用电器 |
2. | 炸弹；爆炸性武器；爆炸装置a bomb or weapon that will explode |
A powerful device exploded outside the station. 一枚威力巨大的炸弹在车站外爆炸了。 | |
the world's first atomic device 世界第一枚原子弹 |
3. | 手段；策略；方法；技巧a method of doing sth that produces a particular result or effect |
Sending advertising by email is very successful as a marketing device. 作为一种营销手段，用电子邮件发送广告是非常成功的。 |
4. | 花招；计谋；诡计a plan or trick that is used to get sth that sb wants |
The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems. 这份报告不是揭露问题而是耍花招掩盖问题。 |
