Word
devices
/dɪˈvaɪsəz/
noun
倾向；意愿（用于短语 left to your own devices 中）
核心释义
常用复数形式
an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase 'left to your own devices'
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设备；装置；器件(device的复数)
n. an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
设备；装置；器件；设备；装置；器件(device的复数)
用法In use
When the teacher left the students to their own devices, they started chatting.
用法提示：在此句中，'devices'用于固定短语'left to one's own devices'，表示'听任某人自行其是'，为名词复数形式。
After the project manager resigned, the team was left to their own devices to finish the work.
用法提示：在此句中，'devices'出现在短语'left to their own devices'中，意为'听任自行处理'，作为名词复数使用。
Parents sometimes need to leave their children to their own devices to foster independence.
用法提示：在此句中，'devices'构成习语'leave someone to their own devices'，表示'让某人自行其是'，是名词复数形式。
adjective + devices
device 作可数名词，意为“设备、装置”。
Many electronic devices are powered by batteries.
许多电子设备由电池供电。
left to one's own devices
相关词与表达Connections
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
device的复数形式；常用于短语left to your own devices
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.