Word · Frequency #1739
tooling
用工具加工;用工具制作
tooling is the present participle of tool.
核心释义
To work on or shape something with a tool, especially a hand tool.
- 1.
To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
- 2.
装备工具。
To equip with tools.
- 3.
辛勤工作。
To work very hard.
- 4.
故意击球使球触拦网者出界。
To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
配备工具;用工具装备;苦干;卖力工作;打手出界;装备工具。;辛勤工作。
用法In use
He tooled a beautiful flower pattern into the leather wallet.
用法提示:tooled 是 tool 的过去式,作及物动词,表示用工具雕刻或加工。
The craftsman is tooling the copper sheet to make a decorative plate.
用法提示:is tooling 是现在进行时,tool 作动词,表示用工具加工。
The leather bag was tooled by skilled workers in the factory.
用法提示:was tooled 是被动语态,tool 作动词,表示用工具加工。
tool sth
此义指用工具对材料进行加工或装饰,尤其用于皮革制品。
She tooled the leather cover by hand.
她手工加工了皮革封面。
tool sth with sth
也常用被动式 be tooled with sth,表示“配备某工具/设备”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tooled leather
- 压花皮革
- The notebook cover is made of beautifully tooled leather.这个笔记本封面是用精美的压花皮革制成的。
- tool up
- 配齐工具;装备设备
- The factory tooled up to start producing the new model.工厂配齐设备,开始生产新型号。
- tool the block
- (排球)打手出界
- The outside hitter tooled the block and scored the winning point.主攻手打手出界,拿下制胜一分。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- tools of the trade
- 行当所需的工具;必备的本事
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:手里拿着 tool(工具)去 tool(加工、装备、苦干)。名词变动词,把“工具”用起来。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:crafts and leatherworking、volleyball、informal conversation 作动词时,tool 的语体比较复杂:表示“用工具加工/制作”(如 tooled leather)或“配备工具”时通常较正式,多用于手艺、生产或技术场景;表示“辛苦工作”比较常见于非正式口语;排球中“打手出界”则是专业比赛用语。
语法说明Grammar Note
可用作及物动词(tool sth)或不及物动词(tool around)
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
tool 读 /tul/。school、pool、cool、rule 都以 /ul/ 结尾,与 tool 押韵(这里用美式音标,通常不标长音,实际接近 /uːl/)。注意 wool 虽也拼作 ool,但读 /wʊl/;toll 拼写接近 tool,却读 /toʊl/,两者都不押韵。
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。
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