apparatus
n[U, C]
(rare pl ~es 复数作apparatuses, 罕用)
1
(a) set of instruments, etc used esp in scientific experiments 仪器; 设备; 装置
laboratory apparatus 实验室设备.
(b) equipment used for doing sth, esp in gymnastics 器械(尤指体操的)
The vaulting horse is a difficult piece of apparatus to master. 鞍马是很难掌握的器械.
Firemen needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house. 消防队员需用呼吸器械才能进入燃烧著的房屋. =>Usage at machine 用法见 machine.
2 complex structure of an organization 机构; 机关; 组织
the whole apparatus of government 整个政府机构.
3 system of bodily organs 器官
the respiratory apparatus 呼吸器官.