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  1.  
    an instrument such as a hammer, screwdriver, saw, etc. that you hold in your hand and use for making things, repairing things, etc.工具
    • garden tools园艺工具
    • a cutting tool切削工具
    • Always select the right tool for the job.一定要选对干活的工具。
    • craftsmen using traditional tools使用传统工具的工匠
    • a set of tools一套工具
    see also machine tool, power tool
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • general-purpose
    • multi-purpose
    • basic
    • …
    … of tools
    • set
    verb + tool
    • use
    • sharpen
    • down tools
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     a thing that helps you to do your job or to achieve something（有助于做工或完成某事的）用具，器具，手段，方法
    • research tools like questionnaires问卷之类的研究手段
    • a marketing/management tool营销/管理工具
    • The internet can be a powerful teaching tool.互联网可以成为强大的教学工具。
    • a useful/valuable tool一个有用/有价值的工具
    • Some of them carried the guns which were the tools of their trade (= the things they needed to do their job).他们有些人携带着喷枪，那是干他们那一行的器具。
    • the effectiveness of interest rates as an economic tool利率作为经济工具的有效性
    • An email newsletter can be a very effective communication tool.电子邮件时事通讯可能是非常有效的沟通工具。
    • They need to use all the tools at their disposal. 他们需要使用所有可用的工具。
    Extra Examples
    • The internet has become a vital tool for many artists.因特网已经成为许多艺术家的重要工具。
    • This dictionary is a great reference tool for advanced learners.这本词典是高级学习者的绝佳参考工具。
    • We must ensure that education is not used as a political tool.我们必须确保教育不被用作政治工具。
    • a valuable diagnostic tool for physicians宝贵的医生诊断工具
    • Technology provides tools to enhance teaching. 技术提供了增强教学的工具。
    • They are developing new software tools.他们正在开发新的软件工具。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • new
    • effective
    • essential
    • …
    verb + tool
    • become
    • develop
    • provide
    • …
    phrases
    • the tools of the/​somebody’s trade
    See full entry
  3. a person who is used or controlled by another person or group受人利用的人；工具
    • The prime minister was an unwitting tool of the president.首相不知不觉被总统利用了。
  4. (taboo, slang) a penis鸡巴；屌
    5. Word OriginOld English tōl, from a Germanic base meaning ‘prepare’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.
Idioms
down tools
  1. (British English) (of workers工人) to stop work; to go on strike撂下工作；罢工
not the sharpest tool in the box | not the sharpest knife in the drawer
  1. (informal, humorous) not intelligent工具
    • He's not exactly the sharpest tool in the box, is he?他不是盒子里最犀利的工具，是吗？

tool

verb
/tuːl/
/tuːl/
[intransitive] (North American English, informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tool
/tuːl/
/tuːl/
he / she / it tools
/tuːlz/
/tuːlz/
past simple tooled
/tuːld/
/tuːld/
past participle tooled
/tuːld/
/tuːld/
-ing form tooling
/ˈtuːlɪŋ/
/ˈtuːlɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. + adv./prep. to drive around in a vehicle驱车兜风；驾车到处跑
    Word OriginOld English tōl, from a Germanic base meaning ‘prepare’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.

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