a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electronic contrivance
(尤指机械或电子)装置
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a measuring device .测量装置。
an explosive contrivance; a bomb
爆炸装置;炸弹
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an incendiary device .燃烧弹。
[mass noun]
〈古〉 (某物的)样式;外表
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works of strange device .样式古怪的作品。
a plan, scheme, or trick with a particular aim
(有特定目的的)计划,阴谋;诡计
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writing a public letter is a traditional device for signalling dissent .写公开信是一种传统的表示异议的手段。
a turn of phrase intended to produce a particular effect in speech or a literary work
(在言语或文学作品中产生特定效果的)修辞手法(或技巧)
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a rhetorical device .修辞手法。
a drawing or design
图画;设计
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the decorative device on the invitations .请贴上的装帧设计。
an emblematic or heraldic design
标记性图案;纹章图案
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their shields bear the device of the Blazing Sun .他们的盾形徽章上有炽阳的图案。
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leave someone to their own devices leave someone to do as they wish without supervision 让…自行其是,听任… 自行决定
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electronic devices 电子设备
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"Middle English: from Old French