| [/dɪˈvaɪs; dɪˋvaɪs/] n 用法:
1 thing made or adapted for a special purpose （为某种用途而制作或改装的）装置, 器具:
a device for measuring pressure 测压装置 *
a labour-saving device 节省劳力的装置 *
an explosive device 爆破装置 *
a nuclear device, eg a nuclear bomb or missile 核子装置（如核弹或核导弹）. =>Usage at machine 用法见machine. 用法:
2 (literature 文学) metaphor, combination of words, etc used by a writer to produce an effect on the reader （作者用以感染读者的）手法, 技巧（如隐喻、 词语搭配等）:
a stylistic device 文体表现手法. 用法:
3 scheme; trick 策略; 计策; 诡计; 计谋:
Her illness is merely a device to avoid seeing him. 她所谓生病只不过是避免见他的花招而已. 用法:
4 symbol or figure used as a sign by a noble family, eg on a crest or shield （贵族用作家族标志的）图案（如用於饰章或盾形徽的）:
a heraldic device 纹章图案. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) leave sb to his own devices => leave1. |