投资组合的风险计算:考研英语词汇复习(59): equipment 、apparatus、device; facilities、utilities;appliance、instrument
考研英语词汇复习(59)
equipment 、apparatus、device
facilities、utilities;appliance、instrument
佳中
equipment
apparatus
device
equipment 是“设备”、“装备”的总称、凡指各种设备,多用作不可数名词,不用复数形式。
1) Our staff will be happy to answer your questions if you run into difficulties installing the equipment.
(如果你安装设备遇到困难,我们的工作人员会很乐意回答你的问题,。)
2)We have recently introduced two set of equaipment from West Germany for our laboratory.
(我们最近从西德为我们的实验室引进了两套设备。)
apparatus 通常指用于特定行业、职业的装置,尤指整套装置,如用与冷却装置(cooling appaatus)。
1) The apparatus must be sufficiently shielded from the interfering effects of other particles.
(装置必须做充分屏蔽以免其他粒子的干扰效应。)
device 指为某一用途设计制造的装置,一般是指较为单一或简单的装置。
1) Physical and chemical tests verify that the recovery device has neither radioactive pollution nor toxic side effects.
(物理和化学测试验证这种康复器无放射性污染,无毒性副作用。)
facilities
utilities
facilities “设备”、“设施”,常用复数形式,指专门为了某一用途建造、制造、购买、配备的设施”、“设备”,如用于军事用途的 militray facilities;用于医疗的medical facilities。
1) The students who live on the campus can use all the facilities of the university to the full.
(居住在校园学生可以充分使用大学所有的设施。)
2) Many sports centers have been built with adveanced facilities in Beijing.
(北京已经建造了许多配有先进设备的体育中心。)
utilities 指“公共设备”,“公共设施”,也可指“公共事业”或“公共机构”。
1) It is imperative to improve the public utilities with the rapid development of urban areas.
(当务之急是要随着城市区域迅速扩展改善公共设施。)
2) The fund plans to target investment aross the globe, particularly in energy, utilities and trnsport.
(该基金计划全球投资,重点是能源、公用事业和运输部门。)
appliance
instrument
appliance “器具”、“装置”、“用具”, 多用于指家庭、生活、医疗、电力等机械或器具。
1) Stoves, irons, washing machines, etc. are household appliances.
(炉子、熨斗、洗衣机等是家庭用具。)
2)The new hotal is fitted up with modern appliances.
instrument “仪器”,通常指比较精密的仪器。
1) A camera is placed through the hole to help quide the surgical instrument.
(一个摄像镜头被放入孔中来帮助指引外科手术器械。)
2)In spite of its good performance, the instrument is too complicated and expensive to be generally introduced.
(尽管其优良的性能,该仪器太复杂、太昂贵,不宜广泛推广。)