apparatus
apparatus
ap∙pa∙ra∙tus / ˌæpəˈrætəs ; ˌæpəˈreɪtəs /
◙noun
1. [U] the set of tools and machines that you use for a particular scientific, medical, or technical purpose
• 设备，仪器，装置，器械;
【SYN】 equipment
»Astronauts have special breathing apparatus.
航天员有专门的呼吸装置。
2. [C] the way in which a lot of people are organized to work together to do a job or control a company or country
• 机构，组织;
【SYN】 machinery
»The tax will require a massive administrative apparatus.
税收需要大规模的行政机构。
»The state apparatus has become corrupt.
国家机器已经腐败。
»the apparatus of government
政府机构
