| [/ˏæpəˈreɪtəs; US -ˈrtəs; ˏæpəˋrætəs/] n [U, C] (rare pl ~es 复数作apparatuses, 罕用) 用法:
1 (a) set of instruments, etc used esp in scientific experiments 仪器; 设备; 装置:
laboratory apparatus 实验室设备.
(b) equipment used for doing sth, esp in gymnastics 器械（尤指体操的）:
The vaulting horse is a difficult piece of apparatus to master. 鞍马是很难掌握的器械. *
Firemen needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house. 消防队员需用呼吸器械才能进入燃烧著的房屋. =>Usage at machine 用法见 machine. 用法:
2 complex structure of an organization 机构; 机关; 组织:
the whole apparatus of government 整个政府机构. 用法:
3 system of bodily organs 器官:
the respiratory apparatus 呼吸器官. |