| 释义 |
| | | | NOUN | | | | | /ˌæpəˈreɪtəs/ | | | | | 1 | C/U the machines, tools, and equipment needed for doing something , especially something technical or scientific 器械；仪器；设备；装置 | They were setting up the apparatus for the experiment. 他们正在安装实验用的设备。 | | breathing apparatus 呼吸机 | | | | | 2 | singular the people and organizations involved in some aspect of government （政府内的）机构，机制 | changes within the administrative apparatus of the ruling party 执政党行政机构内的变动 | | | | | 3 | C/U medical the organs responsible for the way a part of the body or mind works （身体）器官 | | |