tool
noun [ C ] uk/tuːl/ us/tuːl/
(EQUIPMENT)
(用于生产或维修的)工具,器具
a piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or repair something
power tools 电动工具
machine tools 机床
(帮助从事特定活动的)工具
something that helps you to do a particular activity
A free low-interest credit card can be a useful budgeting tool. 一张免手续费的低息信用卡是一种有用的省钱的工具。
tool of the trade 职业所需的工具;职业技能
A tool of the trade is something you need to use to do your job
The artist was surrounded by paints, brushes, and other tools of the trade. 这位艺术家周围到处都是颜料、画笔和其他绘画工具。
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- This tool is used to make holes in leather.
- A hammer is a simple tool.
- I always keep a set of tools in the back of my car.
- Early humans shaped tools out of stone.
- Our lawn mower and lots of garden tools were stolen from the shed.
(PERSON)
disapproving傀儡;爪牙
someone whose decisions and actions are unfairly controlled by others
The president was widely regarded as the tool of the military. 该总统被人们广泛视为军方的工具。
(PENIS)
offensive阴茎
a penis
offensive笨蛋,蠢货(侮辱性用语,用于指称非常不喜欢的人或行为愚蠢的人)
an insulting word for a person who you dislike very much or who behaves very stupidly