0 an object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose -- 装置,器械
a contraceptive/electronic device 避孕器具/电子装置
Rescuers used a special device for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings. 救援者使用特殊器械来寻找被困在倒塌建筑物下面的人。
1 a method that is used to produce a particular effect -- (以期达到某种特定效果的)方法,手段
2 a bomb or other explosive -- 炸弹;爆炸装置
an explosive/incendiary/nuclear device 爆炸装置/燃烧弹/核爆炸装置
The president's car is equipped with a homing device as a security measure.
It's an artificial device that stimulates the auditory areas of the brain.
We have a device that switches the lights on at a preset time in the evening.
A mouse is a device that makes it easier to select different options from computer menus.