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a tool for (doing) sth
表示用途
A hammer is a tool for driving nails.
锤子是敲钉子的工具。
工具；器具；器械
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工具；器具；器械
a physical device or implement used to perform or ease a task
A hammer is a tool for driving nails.
锤子是敲钉子的工具。
Any physical device meant to ease or do a task.
用于职业实践的工具
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Anything that aids someone to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
完成某种行为的手段
the means whereby some act is accomplished
I keep my gardening tools in the shed.
我把园艺工具放在棚子里。
AI contextual example
This knife is a useful tool for cutting vegetables.
这把刀是切蔬菜的有用工具。
AI contextual example
You need the right tool to tighten these screws.
你需要合适的工具来拧紧这些螺丝。
AI contextual example
science has given us new tools to fight disease
科学给了我们对抗疾病的新工具。
WordNet
表示用途
A hammer is a tool for driving nails.
锤子是敲钉子的工具。
The internet is a useful tool to find information.
互联网是查找信息的有用工具。
指被人利用的人
He was used as a tool by the corrupt officials.
他被腐败官员用作工具。
Not this
He bought some new tool for his workshop.
Use this
He bought some new tools for his workshop.
在英语中，'tool' 是可数名词，表示具体工具时通常用复数形式 'tools'，除非特指一个工具。中文里'工具'常作为不可数名词使用，学习者易误将'tool'当作不可数名词而省略复数标记。改正后使用复数形式 'tools' 符合英语语法。
Not this
I tooled the wood to make a table.
Use this
I used tools to work the wood to make a table.
中文中'工具'常用于动词化表达（如'用工具加工'），但英语中'tool'作为名词表示工具，其动词用法不常见且含义特殊。学习者可能直接翻译中文动词用法，导致错误。改正后使用'used tools'明确表达使用工具的动作。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
电动工具
He bought a new power tool for woodworking.
他买了一个新电动工具来做木工活。
园艺工具
She keeps her garden tools in the shed.
她把园艺工具放在棚子里。
工具包；工具套装
A basic tool kit should include a hammer and screwdriver.
一个基础工具包应包括锤子和螺丝刀。
工具箱
He organized all his wrenches in the tool box.
他把所有扳手整理到工具箱里。
使用工具
You need to use a tool to tighten the bolt.
你需要用一个工具来拧紧螺栓。
工具组；成套工具
This tool set includes various sizes of wrenches.
这套工具包括各种尺寸的扳手。
必备工具（或技能）
A computer is now a tool of the trade for many office workers.
计算机现在是许多办公室职员必备的工具。
被利用的人；傻瓜
He didn't realize he was just being a tool for the corrupt politician.
他没有意识到自己只是那个腐败政客的一个工具。
（开车）四处闲逛
We spent the afternoon tooling around in his new car.
我们开着他的新车四处兜风了一下午。
人是自己工具的工具。
Many people become obsessed with their belongings; as Henry David Thoreau wrote, 'Man is the tool of his tools.'
许多人痴迷于自己的物品，正如亨利·戴维·梭罗所写：‘人是自己工具的工具。’
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
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记忆法：tool 音似 '图'，画图要用工具。
register: neutral; typical settings: workshops, construction, DIY, technical discussions; note_zh: 本词义通常用于中性语境，多指具体工具或抽象手段，日常使用常见。
All listed words share the 'ool' spelling and rhyme with /uːl/. Note that 'wool' (/wʊl/) looks similar but does not rhyme.
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