a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function
(尤指手用)工具
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gardening tools .园艺工具。
a thing used in an occupation or pursuit
(工作或职业中所用的)工具
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computers are an essential tool 计算机是重要的工具
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the ability to write clearly is a tool of the trade .写一手清晰的字是这一行谋生的手段。
a person used or exploited by another
被利用的人
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the beautiful Estella is Miss Havisham's tool .美丽的埃斯特拉是哈维萨姆小姐的走卒。
【计算机】 工具。
a distinct design in the tooling of a book
(书籍装订时的)压印图案。
a small stamp or roller used to make such a design
印模,墨辊,压印器(用来压印图案)。
〈粗俚〉 阴茎。
[with obj.](一般作
在(皮革,尤指书籍的皮革封面)上压印图案
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volumes bound in green leather and tooled in gold .绿色皮面并有金色压印的书卷。
dress (stone) with a chisel
凿刻(石头)。
equip or be equipped with tools for industrial production
(为生产而)配置设备
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[with obj.]
the factory must be tooled to produce the models 工厂必须配置设备以生产这些型号
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[no obj.]
they were tooling up for British production .他们正为英国的生产配备设备。
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〈英, 非正式〉 (尤指为犯罪活动而)武装。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]
〈非正式〉 悠闲自在地开车或乘车
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tooling around town in a pink Rolls-Royce .开着粉红色的劳斯莱斯车在城里兜风。
"Old English