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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- tool
[tuːl]
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1.
noun
[c]
(implement) 用具
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2.
noun
[fig]
工具
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3.
noun
[pej]
(person) 爪牙
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tool
[tuːl]
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1.
n.[c]
工具
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His dad kept all his tools in the garage.
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他爸爸把所有工具都放在车库里。
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2.
n.[c]
手段，方法
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Over the years we have invested heavily in our tools.
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这些年来，我们在方式方法上斥巨资投资。
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Science has given us new tools to fight disease.
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科学给了我们应对疾病的新工具。
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3.
n.[c]
被人利用的人
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That deceitful manager uses his assistant as a tool.
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诡计多端的经理把他的助手当做工具。
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4.
n.[c]
阴茎
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5.
vi.
开车，驾车
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I have tooled a cab to earn money.
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我靠开出租车赚钱。
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The convertible tooled down the street.
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敞篷车悠悠驶过街道。
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6.
vi.
[Spoken]
乘车闲逛，驾车兜风
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We tooled around in the countryside with my new convertible.
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我们驾驶着我新买的敞篷车漫游在乡村。
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We tooled down the street.
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我们乘车穿过街道。
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7.
vt.
用机械装备
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The garage was tooled with the latest gadgets.
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修车厂装上了最新的工具。
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8.
vt.
使用工具做
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I spent the afternoon tooling in the garage.
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我一个下午都在修车厂工作。
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9.
vt.
[Printing]
压印图案
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tool
[tuːl]
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1.
n
an implement, such as a hammer, saw, or spade, that is used by hand
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2.
n
a power-driven instrument; machine tool
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3.
n
(in combination)
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a toolkit
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4.
n
the cutting part of such an instrument
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5.
n
any of the instruments used by a bookbinder to impress a design on a book cover
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6.
n
a design so impressed
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7.
n
anything used as a means of performing an operation or achieving an end
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he used his boss's absence as a tool for gaining influence
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8.
n
a person used to perform dishonourable or unpleasant tasks for another
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9.
n
a necessary medium for or adjunct to one's profession
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numbers are the tools of the mathematician's trade
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10.
n
another word for penis
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11.
n
an underworld slang word for gun
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12.
vb
[Slang]
[Brit]
to work, cut, shape, or form (something) with a tool or tools
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13.
vt.
[tr]
to decorate (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool
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14.
vt.
[tr; often foll by up]
to furnish with tools
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15.
vt.
[when intr, often foll by along]
to drive (a vehicle) or (of a vehicle) to be driven, esp in a leisurely or casual style
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16.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English tol; related to Old Norse tol weapon, Old English tawian to prepare; see taw2
Examples
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An improperly adjusted tool chatters.
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未调好的工具震颤作响。
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a practicable tool
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适用的工具
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a tool serve many purposes
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有多种用途的工具
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A free low-interest credit card can be a useful budgeting tool.
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低利率、免服务费的信用卡是一种很实用的理财工具。
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A good knife is probably the most useful tool for a cook in the kitchen.
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在厨房里，厨子最需要的工具大概就是一把好刀了。
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