apparatus
UK [ˌæp.ə'reɪ.təs] US [-'rætˌ.əs] (plural apparatus or apparatuses)
noun
EQUIPMENT 设备
countable or uncountable
■a set of equipment or tools or sometimes a machine which is used for a particular purpose 设备；仪器；装置；用具•a piece of apparatus一台仪器 •The divers checked their breathing apparatus.潜水员检查了一下呼吸器。
UK [ˌæp.ə'reɪ.təs] US [-'rætˌ.əs] (plural apparatus or apparatuses)
noun
ORGANIZATION 机构
countable usually singular
■an organization or system, especially a political one （尤指政治）机构，组织，机制•The whole apparatus of communism was already falling apart.整个国家行政机构已经土崩瓦解。 |