plural devices
plural devices
Learner's definition of DEVICE
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: an object, machine, or piece of equipment that has been made for some special purpose装置；设备；仪器 -
mechanical devices机械装置
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The store sells TVs, VCRs, and other electronic devices.商店销售电视机、录像机和其他电子设备。
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a hidden recording device隐藏的记录装置
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: a weapon that explodes爆炸装置 3
: something that is done in order to achieve a particular effect手段；策略 4
: something in a book, play, poem, movie, etc., that is used to achieve a particular effect（文学、戏剧、诗歌、电影等的）手法 -
He is known for his use of irony and other literary devices.他以运用讽刺和其他文学手法而著名。
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a contrived plot device做作的情节设计
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the play's use of traditional comic devices such as slapstick剧中运用了诸如闹剧一类的传统喜剧手法
leave you to your own devices
◊ If someone leaves you to your own devices or you are left to your own devices, you are allowed to do what you want or what you are able to do without being controlled or helped by anyone else.放任不管；为所欲为
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The students were left to their own devices when the teacher failed to appear on time.当老师没能按时出现在课堂时，学生们就各行其是了。
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Left to its own devices, the school would accept only the most advanced students.如果放任不管，那么学校就将只接收最优秀的学生。