apparatus

US [ˌæpəˈreɪtəs]
UK [ˌæpəˈreɪtəs]
  • n.装置;仪器;器械;器官
  • Web设备;器具;机械世界
Plural Form:apparatuses  
apparatus
n.
1.
[u]
仪器;器械;装置the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task
a piece of laboratory apparatus
一件实验室仪器
Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house.
消防队员需要呼吸器以便进入燃烧的大楼。
2.
[c][ususing]
(尤指政党或政府的)机构,组织,机关the structure of a system or an organization, particularly that of a political party or a government
the power of the state apparatus
国家机关的权力
3.
[c][ususing]
器官a system of organs in the body
the sensory apparatus
感觉器官

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