device
Từ điển Collocation
device noun
ADJ. clever, ingenious | labour-saving, useful | complex, sophisticated | simple | hi-tech | hand-held | automatic, electrical, electronic, mechanical | bugging, contraceptive, measuring, safety, timing, warning Police found several bugging devices in the room. | explosive, incendiary An incendiary device exploded in the store, setting fire to furniture.
VERB + DEVICE be fitted with, have All new cars are now fitted with these safety devices. | design, develop, make | use He measured the room using an ingenious new electronic device.
DEVICE + VERB consist of sth The device consists of a large wheel mounted on a metal post. | be designed to a tiny device designed to trace telephone calls | work The device worked exactly as I'd hoped.
PREP. ~ for a useful device for checking electrical circuits
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
a device intended to conserve water
- something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
- any clever maneuver; gimmick, twist
he would stoop to any device to win a point
it was a great sales gimmick
a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
- any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
- an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
he was recognized by the device on his shield
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. A generic term for a computer subsystem. Printers, serial ports, and disk drives are often referred to as devices; such subsystems frequently require their own controlling software, called device drivers. See also device driver.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
devices
syn.: apparatus implement instrument machine plan scheme tool trick
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