Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1117
equipment
设备；装备；器材
核心释义
The tools, machines, or other items that are needed for a particular purpose or activity.
- 1.
装备；配备；装备的状态。
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
- 2.
为进行某项工作或提供服务所需的工具或设备
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
- 3.
用于装备某人或某物的任何物品,如探险或航行所需之物。
Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
装备；配备；装备；配备；装备的状态。；为进行某项工作或提供服务所需的工具或设备；用于装备某人或某物的任何物品,如探险或航行所需之物。；装备
用法In use
The gym invested in new equipment to attract more members.
用法提示：equipment作为不可数名词，指代健身器材。
The laboratory equipment must be calibrated regularly.
用法提示：equipment作为不可数名词，指代实验器材。
Workers should wear protective equipment when handling chemicals.
用法提示：equipment作为不可数名词，指防护用具。
equipment for [noun/gerund]
We need equipment for the laboratory.
我们需要实验室设备。
piece of equipment
equipment通常不可数，表示单件设备时用a piece of equipment。
This is a useful piece of equipment.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pieces of equipment
- 设备件
- We need to order several pieces of equipment for the lab.我们需要为实验室订购几件设备。
- equipment failure
- 设备故障
- The project was delayed due to equipment failure.项目因设备故障而延迟。
- sports equipment
- 体育器材
- The store sells a wide range of sports equipment.这家商店出售各种体育器材。
- office equipment
- 办公设备
- They invested in new office equipment to improve productivity.他们投资了新办公设备以提高生产力。
- heavy equipment
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把“equip”（装备）与名词后缀“-ment”结合，就是“设备”。联想：工人带上所有装备（equip）就凑齐了设备（equipment）。
语境与语域Context & Register
[object Object]
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'shipment' rhymes with 'equipment' (both have /ɪpmənt/ from the stressed vowel). Words like 'payment', 'treatment', 'element', 'moment' share the spelling -ment but have different stressed vowels. 'Equip' shares the spelling 'equip-' but is pronounced /ɪˈkwɪp/, without the /mənt/ ending.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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