1 a tool or piece of equipment made for a particular purpose (为特定用途制造的)工具,装置,设备,仪器:
a security device which detects any movement可探测出任何活动的保安装置labour-saving devices such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners节省人力的设备,如洗衣机和吸尘器☞Look at the note at tool. 参看tool的注释。
2 a clever method for getting the result you want 巧妙办法;策略:
Critics dismissed the speech as a political device for winning support.批评者认为那篇演说不过是用以博取支持的政治把戏。
device/dIˋvaIs; dIˈvaIs/n [C] 1 a machine or tool used for a particular purpose 装置﹐仪器﹐设备: a small electronic device 小型电子仪器2 a special way of doing something that makes it easier to do 特殊方法﹐手段: a memory device 一种记忆方法