Word · Frequency #1825
device
装置；设备；发明物
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
- 1.
Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
为特定目的制造的设备,尤其是机械或电气设备。
- 2.
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
为特定目的发明的工具或器械
- 3.
A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
外围设备；硬件设备。
- 4.
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
艺术作品中旨在达到特定效果的手法
- 5.
A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
项目或计划,通常是为了欺骗而设计的；策略；计谋。
- 6.
any clever maneuver
任何巧妙的策略或手法
- 7.
An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
用作商标或服务标志的图像。
- 8.
An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
表示官方或专有权威或出处的图像或标志。
- 9.
Any specific class of wordplay element in a cryptic crossword.
在隐秘填字游戏中任何特定类别的文字游戏元素。
策略；设计；计算机设备；为特定目的制造的设备,尤其是机械或电气设备。；为特定目的发明的工具或器械；外围设备；硬件设备。
In use
He turned off the device when he finished using it.
The new medical device can detect diseases early.
The security device alerted us to the intruder.
the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
a device intended to conserve water
he would stoop to any device to win a point
device for + n/doing
表示用途，后接名词或动名词。
This is a device for measuring blood pressure.
这是一种测量血压的装置。
device to + inf
表示目的，后接不定式。
Connections
Collocations
- electronic device
- 电子设备
- He always carries an electronic device in his backpack.他总是背着一个电子设备在背包里。
- mobile device
- 移动设备
- Many people use their mobile device to check emails.许多人用他们的移动设备查看邮件。
- medical device
- 医疗设备
- The hospital bought a new medical device for surgery.医院购买了一台新的医疗设备用于手术。
- device for
- 用于...的设备
- This is a device for measuring blood pressure.这是一个用于测量血压的设备。
- install a device
- 安装设备
- The technician will install a device to monitor the temperature.技术员将安装一个设备来监控温度。
- operate a device
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音似“得外设”，想到“得到外部设备”，帮你记住device意为“设备”。
Context & Register
语域：中性；典型设置：家庭、办公室、工业、技术等；note_zh：通常用于指具体的机械或电子装置，比较常见于日常技术语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in /aɪs/ and rhyme with 'device'. However, many English words ending in '-ice' are pronounced differently, e.g., 'police' /pəˈliːs/, 'office' /ˈɒfɪs/. Do not rely solely on spelling.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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