Apparatus
[ˌæpəˈreɪtəs] or [ˌæpəˈrætəs]
解释:
(noun.) equipment designed to serve a specific function.
(noun.) (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; 'the breathing apparatus'.
录入:雷内--From WordNet
解释:
(pl. ) of Apparatus
(n.) Things provided as means to some end.
(n.) Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.
(n.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
尤妮斯录入
同义词及近义词：
n. Tools, instruments, utensils, means.
编辑:帕特里克
解释:
n. things prepared or provided material: set of instruments tools natural organs &c.: materials for the critical study of a document.
艾布拉姆编辑
例句:
- When the cranes or other apparatus to be worked thereby are in operation, water is passed from the cylinder through a small pipe which actuates the crane through hydraulic pressure. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- There have been about 1,000 patents granted for bridges, about 2,500 for excavating apparatus, and about 1,500 for hydraulic engineering. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- He made sundials, water clocks, and similar apparatus, a little last gleam of experimental science in the gathering ignorance. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- In 1792 Murdoch erected a gas distilling apparatus, and lighted his house and offices by gas distributed through service pipes. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Scientists and inventors now had two forms of electrical machines to produce light: the voltaic battery and the magneto-electric apparatus. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- The draught is maintained by placing the apparatus on a couple of bricks, and regulated by closing the intervening space with mud, leaving only a sufficient aperture to keep the fire burning. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- By this apparatus 560 nickels can be milled in a minute; for large pieces the average is 120. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Its pioneer form may be traced back to the Middle Ages, when heavy weights were lifted by aid of an apparatus worked by hand power. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Again, the experiments demonstrated that the force necessary to maintain at high velocity an apparatus consisting of planes and motors could be produced by means already available. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- The feeder connections were all at the front of the building, and the general voltage control apparatus was on the floor above. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- A large number of baths can be run by this apparatus by connecting them with a bath fed by it. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- One example will be sufficient to convey to the reader an idea of the operation of the apparatus. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- The study of apparatus for obtaining more perfect vacua was unceasingly carried on, for Edison realized that in this there lay a potent factor of ultimate success. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Rival companies have sprung up, using slightly different varieties of apparatus. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- Not the least curious of the smaller contrivances is an apparatus which deserves notice as a useful application of magnetism to manufacturing purposes. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Nomenclatures, formulas, apparatuses and processes have all changed. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- Patents were also taken out by others in England for steam-heating apparatuses during the latter part of the 18th century. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
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