1. 裝置;設備;器具;儀器 A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
e.g. ...an electronic device that protects your vehicle 24 hours a day. 24小時(shí)保護車(chē)輛的電子裝置 e.g. ...a device that could measure minute quantities of matter... 能夠測量微量物質(zhì)的設備
2. 手段;策略;方法;技巧 A device is a method of achieving something.
e.g. They claim that military spending is used as a device for managing the economy. 他們聲稱(chēng)軍費開(kāi)支是用來(lái)作為調控經(jīng)濟的手段的。 e.g. ...the literary device of the metaphor. 隱喻的文學(xué)手法
3. 聽(tīng)任…自便;讓…自行發(fā)展;不去管 If you leave someone to their own devices, you leave them alone to do as they wish.
e.g. Left to his own devices, Osborn is a fluent — and often original — guitarist. 任其自由發(fā)揮時(shí)，奧斯本是一個(gè)彈奏流暢、常常富有創(chuàng )意的吉他手。
device英英釋義
device什么意思
noun
1. any clever maneuver
e.g. he would stoop to any device to win a point it was a great sales gimmick a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
Synonym: gimmicktwist
2. an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
e.g. the device is small enough to wear on your wrist a device intended to conserve water
3. an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
e.g. he was recognized by the device on his shield
4. any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
5. something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect