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tool n.工具；用具；手段；被利用者vt.用工具加工vi.使用工具 (1) 不要让那工具伤害到你。(2) 金属工具碰到地面时发出叮当声。(3) 吸尘器是一种使用方便的家庭用具。(4) 组织培养是用于病毒试验的最重要的手段。(5) 那个总理只不过是该国总统的马前卒。(6) 他的工作是精密加工机器零件。(7) 之前的华盛顿大学心理学教授的研究发现，婴儿一般不会本能地使用工具，如棒子。 A tool is also something that you use to perform the duties of a certain profession. The tools of a kindergarten teacher's trade include construction paper, glue sticks, and safety scissors. As a verb, tool can mean to drive aimlessly just for fun, the way you might tool around town in your convertible on a beautiful summer day.

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英 [tuːl] 美 [tuːl] (1) Don't injure yourself with that tool.(2) The metal tool clanged when it hit the ground.(3) A vacuum cleaner is a handy household tool.(4) Tissue culture is the most important tool used in virus assay.(5) The prime minister was a mere tool in the hands of the country's president.(6) He job is to tool accurately machine parts.(7) Previous studies by UW psychology professors found that infants do not normally use a tool, such as a cane, spontaneously. A tool is an instrument that you use to help you accomplish some task. If you are going to build a bookcase, you'll need the proper tools, like a saw, a drill, and a tape measure. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:machine tool；工具；器具；用具 A tool is any instrument or simple piece of equipment that you hold in your hands and use to do a particular kind of work. For example, spades, hammers, and knives are all tools. I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.我发现做这件事最得力的工具是一把大剪刀。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]手段；方法 You can refer to anything that you use for a particular purpose as a particular type of tool .   [usu with supp]Writing is a good tool for discharging overwhelming feelings…写作是宣泄强烈感情的好方法。The video has become an invaluable teaching tool...录像已经成为非常有用的教学手段。The threat of bankruptcy is a legitimate tool to extract money from them.破产威胁是从他们那里索得钱款的合法手段。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]受人利用的人；工具；傀儡 If you describe someone as a tool of a particular person, group, or system, you mean that they are controlled and used by that person, group, or system, especially to do unpleasant or dishonest things.   [usu N of n]  [disapproval]He became the tool of the security services.他成了安全部门的工具。4[PHRASE 短语](因罢工或抗议而突然)停工，放下工具 If you say that workers down tools, you mean that they stop working suddenly in order to strike or to make a protest of some kind.   [V inflects]  [BRIT 英]5[PHRASE 短语](技能、工具和设备等)从事某行当的工具 The tools of your trade or the tools of the trade are the skills, instruments, and other equipment that you need in order to do your job properly.   [PHR after v]They're here to learn the tools of their trade from their American colleagues...他们来这里向美国同事学习行业技术和技能。Black-leather jackets and tattoos are the standard tools of the trade for heavy-metal musicians.黑皮夹克与纹身是重金属乐手的标准行头。

英语单词	tool
英美音标	英 [tuːl] 美 [tuːl]
中文释义	n.工具；用具；手段；被利用者 vt.用工具加工 vi.使用工具
英语例句	(1) Don't injure yourself with that tool. (2) The metal tool clanged when it hit the ground. (3) A vacuum cleaner is a handy household tool. (4) Tissue culture is the most important tool used in virus assay. (5) The prime minister was a mere tool in the hands of the country's president. (6) He job is to tool accurately machine parts. (7) Previous studies by UW psychology professors found that infants do not normally use a tool, such as a cane, spontaneously.
中文例句	(1) 不要让那工具伤害到你。 (2) 金属工具碰到地面时发出叮当声。 (3) 吸尘器是一种使用方便的家庭用具。 (4) 组织培养是用于病毒试验的最重要的手段。 (5) 那个总理只不过是该国总统的马前卒。 (6) 他的工作是精密加工机器零件。 (7) 之前的华盛顿大学心理学教授的研究发现，婴儿一般不会本能地使用工具，如棒子。
vocabulary简明	A tool is an instrument that you use to help you accomplish some task. If you are going to build a bookcase, you'll need the proper tools, like a saw, a drill, and a tape measure.
vocabulary扩展	A tool is also something that you use to perform the duties of a certain profession. The tools of a kindergarten teacher's trade include construction paper, glue sticks, and safety scissors. As a verb, tool can mean to drive aimlessly just for fun, the way you might tool around town in your convertible on a beautiful summer day.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:machine tool ；工具；器具；用具 A tool is any instrument or simple piece of equipment that you hold in your hands and use to do a particular kind of work. For example, spades, hammers, and knives are all tools. I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears. 我发现做这件事最得力的工具是一把大剪刀。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]手段；方法 You can refer to anything that you use for a particular purpose as a particular type of tool . [usu with supp] Writing is a good tool for discharging overwhelming feelings… 写作是宣泄强烈感情的好方法。 The video has become an invaluable teaching tool... 录像已经成为非常有用的教学手段。 The threat of bankruptcy is a legitimate tool to extract money from them. 破产威胁是从他们那里索得钱款的合法手段。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]受人利用的人；工具；傀儡 If you describe someone as a tool of a particular person, group, or system, you mean that they are controlled and used by that person, group, or system, especially to do unpleasant or dishonest things. [usu N of n] [disapproval] He became the tool of the security services. 他成了安全部门的工具。 4 [PHRASE 短语](因罢工或抗议而突然)停工，放下工具 If you say that workers down tools, you mean that they stop working suddenly in order to strike or to make a protest of some kind. [V inflects] [BRIT 英] 5 [PHRASE 短语](技能、工具和设备等)从事某行当的工具 The tools of your trade or the tools of the trade are the skills, instruments, and other equipment that you need in order to do your job properly. [PHR after v] They're here to learn the tools of their trade from their American colleagues... 他们来这里向美国同事学习行业技术和技能。 Black-leather jackets and tattoos are the standard tools of the trade for heavy-metal musicians. 黑皮夹克与纹身是重金属乐手的标准行头。

Tool Trade N Count 可数名词 Hands Job Instrument Equipment