tool
[tu:l] noun countable
EQUIPMENT 设备
ESSENTIAL
■a piece of equipment which you use with your hands to make or repair something （用于生产或维修的）工具，器具•power tools电动工具 •machine tools机床 ■something that helps you to do a particular activity （帮助从事特定活动的）工具•A free low-interest credit card can be a useful budgeting tool.一张免手续费的低息信用卡是一种有用的省钱的工具。 tool of the trade
■A tool of the trade is something you need to use to do your job 职业所需的工具；职业技能•For the modern sales executive, a Blackberry is one of the tools of the trade.对现代的业务经理来说，黑莓手机是商务工具之一。
[tu:l] noun countable
PERSON 人
ESSENTIAL disapproving
■someone whose decisions and actions are unfairly controlled by others 傀儡；爪牙•The President was widely regarded as the tool of the military.该国人民普遍认为现任总统为军方的工具。
[tu:l] noun countable
PENIS 阴茎 offensive
■a penis 阴茎 |