Tool
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定义
a (power) tool: （有力的）工具
Have you seen my toolbox? 你看到我的工具箱了吗？
示例
- "Perhaps you are a purist and limit yourself to downloading pornography and heavy metal music, however whether you are podcasting vegan recipes or ranting about Venezuelan foreign policy on a message board, it seems clear that the Web has become less of an occasional tool than a full-time distraction."
- "Bruno : Think of this as a tool that will assist you in your job."
- "Let me just get some tools."
- "Edward : Look at your hands, they're such useful tools."
- "Edward : They can wave to a friend or hold power tools."
- "Now we at Schwarzwald present the ultimate security tool: the SSSS5000!"
- "And bring me my speech-writing tools!"
- "Outsourcing: Cost-Efficient Advantage or Unethical Tool of Exploitation?"
- "No longer is the web "just" a research tool, a means to keep in touch via email or a source of easily-plagiarized material for lazy students."
练习 1
What is being advertised in this audio?
What is being advertised in this audio?
"Marriage therapy" is a service designed to help with troubled marriages. Although the announcer does say that the Supertrowel "saved (his) marriage", this advertisement is for a garden tool called the "Supertrowel".
A "trowel" is a small implement with a pointed blade used for digging into the earth, usually for gardening purposes. A garden "tool" is an "instrument" or "implement" used for working in the garden. The advert is for a "trowel" which is a garden "tool".
A "cure" is a "remedy" or "treatment" for a problem, generally a health problem. Example: Doctors haven't yet found a cure for cancer. Although the announcer mentions "back aches" and a "stiff neck" at the beginning of the advert, the advert is actually about a garden tool that makes gardening easier on your back and neck.
A towel is used for drying one's body. This advertisement is for a "trowel" which is a small shovel: a tool to dig up plants, weeds and flowers.
练习 2
In this scene, Dr. Loblaw lists several items used during Kevin's surgery. Fill in the blanks below based on the definitions.
1. This term describes burning gas, or the orange and red portions of a fire. "The from the fire consumed the house, burning everything to the ground."
2. I am an instrument with a metal head used to beat or pound objects into place. I am a .
3. I am a thin, cylindrical piece of metal with a sharpened end. I am regularly beaten severely by my friend #2. I am a . (This term was NOT used in the dialogue)
4. I am an instrument used principally by doctors for precision cutting in surgeries. Don't confuse me with my cousin the knife. I am a .
5. This is the general term used to describe instruments used to build, repair or destroy things such as a house or a table. (This term was NOT used in the dialogue) "Screwdrivers, wrenches, drills, and saws are all ."
1. This term describes burning gas, or the orange and red portions of a fire. "The from the fire consumed the house, burning everything to the ground."
2. I am an instrument with a metal head used to beat or pound objects into place. I am a .
3. I am a thin, cylindrical piece of metal with a sharpened end. I am regularly beaten severely by my friend #2. I am a . (This term was NOT used in the dialogue)
4. I am an instrument used principally by doctors for precision cutting in surgeries. Don't confuse me with my cousin the knife. I am a .
5. This is the general term used to describe instruments used to build, repair or destroy things such as a house or a table. (This term was NOT used in the dialogue) "Screwdrivers, wrenches, drills, and saws are all ."
In this scene, Dr. Loblaw lists several items used during Kevin's surgery. Fill in the blanks below based on the definitions.
1. This term describes burning gas, or the orange and red portions of a fire. "The flames 1 from the fire consumed the house, burning everything to the ground."
2. I am an instrument with a metal head used to beat or pound objects into place. I am a hammer 2.
3. I am a thin, cylindrical piece of metal with a sharpened end. I am regularly beaten severely by my friend #2. I am a nail 3. (This term was NOT used in the dialogue)
4. I am an instrument used principally by doctors for precision cutting in surgeries. Don't confuse me with my cousin the knife. I am a scalpel 4.
5. This is the general term used to describe instruments used to build, repair or destroy things such as a house or a table. (This term was NOT used in the dialogue) "Screwdrivers, wrenches, drills, and saws are all tools 5."
1. This term describes burning gas, or the orange and red portions of a fire. "The flames 1 from the fire consumed the house, burning everything to the ground."
2. I am an instrument with a metal head used to beat or pound objects into place. I am a hammer 2.
3. I am a thin, cylindrical piece of metal with a sharpened end. I am regularly beaten severely by my friend #2. I am a nail 3. (This term was NOT used in the dialogue)
4. I am an instrument used principally by doctors for precision cutting in surgeries. Don't confuse me with my cousin the knife. I am a scalpel 4.
5. This is the general term used to describe instruments used to build, repair or destroy things such as a house or a table. (This term was NOT used in the dialogue) "Screwdrivers, wrenches, drills, and saws are all tools 5."
1 flames: "Flames" are parts of a fire, they are red, orange and yellow and move about. In this dialogue, Dr. Loblaw requests a "flame" from the nurse for his operation on Kevin. As a tool, a flame can be used to burn or join metal together.
2 hammer: A "hammer" is a tool used for driving "nails" into various surfaces such as wood, metal or concrete. The head of a hammer is generally a flat metal surface on one side, with a design meant to remove nails on the reverse side. In this dialogue, Dr. Loblaw requests a hammer from the nurse for his operation on Kevin.
3 nail: "Nails" are thin, cylindrical pieces of metal with sharpened ends on one side and a flat head on the other. They are driven or beaten into surfaces such as wood or metal with "hammers", a tool used by Dr. Loblaw during this operation.
4 scalpel: A "scalpel" consists of a thin, cylindrical shaft with a sharp blade at one end. These tools are often used by doctors performing precise surgical procedures. In this dialogue, Dr. Loblaw requests a scalpel from the nurse for Kevin's operation.
5 tools: "Tools" are instruments generally used for the repair or construction of objects such as furniture (among many other uses). A "tool" is also a general term for any type of instrument which serves a specific purpose, for example: the tools of a writer are pen and paper. Although this term wasn't used in the dialogue, it could replace Dr. Loblaw's term "instruments". Furthermore, all of Dr. Loblaw's requests in this scene are "tools": a hammer, a scalpel, a flame, etc.
