an instrument that you hold in your hand and use for making things, repairing things, etc. 工具◆a cutting tool 切削工具◆a tool kit (= a set of tools in a box or bag) 工具箱◆power tools (= using electricity) 电动工具
a thing that helps you to do a job or to achieve sth 用具;器具;手段;方法◆research tools such as questionnaires 问卷调查之类的研究方法◆The Internet has become a powerful business tool. 互联网已成为强大的商业工具。⨁business / decision-making / management / marketing / sales tools 商业/决策/管理/营销/销售工具⨁an essential / a key / powerful / practical / usefultool 基本/关键的/强大的/实用的/有用的工具
a computer program that performs a particular function (计算机)程序,工具◆The program comes with standard tools such as dictionary, spellchecker and thesaurus. 这一程序配有词典、拼写检查和词库之类的常规工具。⨁design / desktop publishing / interactive / online / web-based tools 设计/桌面出版/交互/在线/网上工具
●the tools of your ˈtradethe things that you need to do your job 吃饭家当;工作所需要的东西➡ idiom at down verbmachine tool