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device
n
1 thing made or adapted for a special purpose (为某种用途而制作或改装的)装置, 器具
a device for measuring pressure 测压装置
a labour-saving device 节省劳力的装置
an explosive device 爆破装置
a nuclear device, eg a nuclear bomb or missile 核子装置(如核弹或核导弹). =>Usage at machine 用法见machine.
2 (literature 文学) metaphor, combination of words, etc used by a writer to produce an effect on the reader (作者用以感染读者的)手法, 技巧(如隐喻、 词语搭配等)
a stylistic device 文体表现手法.
3 scheme; trick 策略; 计策; 诡计; 计谋
Her illness is merely a device to avoid seeing him. 她所谓生病只不过是避免见他的花招而已.
4 symbol or figure used as a sign by a noble family, eg on a crest or shield (贵族用作家族标志的)图案(如用於饰章或盾形徽的)
a heraldic device 纹章图案.
5 (idm 习语) leave sb to his own devices => leave1.
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