equi-noc-tial /.iikwi'nukjl; ,ek-; NAmE -'na:k-/ adj. connected with an equinox二分点的.；昼夜平分和■的；

春#(或秋分）的

equi-nox /'iikwinoks; 'ek-; NAmE -na:ks/ noun one of the two times in the year (around 20 March and 22 September) when the sun is above the equator and day and night are of equal length 二分对刻；昼夜平分 时；春分；秋分：the spring/autumn equinox

秋兮

equip /i.kwip/ verfc (-pp-)〜yourself/sb/sth (with sth) (for sth) 1 [VN] to provide yourself/sb/sth with the things that.are needed for a particular purpose or activity 配 备；装备 SCI kit out: to be fully/poorly equipped

装备异全 / 简陋 O.S/ie got a bcmfc Zoan to rent and equip a smaH worfehop.她取得一笔银行贷款来租用和装备一个 小车间。◊ He equipped himsd/ with a street pZan•他随 着一张街道平ffi图。◊ The centre is weH equipped /or canoeing and mountaineering•本中心有齐全的划船和 登山设备。2 to prepare sb for an activity or task, espe­cially by teaching them what they need to know 使有所 准备；使有能力：[VN] 77ie course is designed to equip students/or a career fn nursi’ng•此课程旨在使学 i 金命 胜任护理工作。[also VN to inf]

SYNONYMS同义词辨析

equipment

material ♦ gear ♦ kit ♦ apparatus

These are all words for the things that you need for a particular purpose or activity.以上各词均指特走目的 或活动所需的材料、设备、器材。 equipment the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity指特定目的或活动所 需的设备、器材：oimp/Vig叫w/pmenf野营燊备〇 a piece of equipment —件设备 material things that are needed for a particular activity指特定活动所需的材料：/jowsehoW cleaning materials 家用清诘剂■ ◊ teaching material 教学材料

EQUIPMENT OR MATERIAL?用 equipment 还是 material ?

Equipment is usually solid things, especially large ones. Materials may be liquids, powders or books,

CDs, etc. containing information, as well as small solid items. * equipment通常指固体材料，尤其是大型设备 器材；material除可指小型固体材料外，还可指液体、

粉状材料、书籍、信息光盘等。 gear the equipment or clothes needed for a particular activity指某种活动所需的设备、用具、

衣服：认//>拔gear car? fee expem/Ve.滑雪用具有时会 很昂贵。

kit a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose指用于特定目的的成套工具、成套 设备：a first-aid kit —套急救用品◊ a tool kit —套

工具

apparatus the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task 指特

定活动或佳务所需的仪器、器械、装置： appflra⑽/or    消防员用的呼吸器◊

laboratory apparatus 实验^室器

EQUIPMENT OR APPARATUS?用 equipment 还是 apparatus ?

Apparatus is used especially for scientific, medical or technical purposes. * apparatus' 尤作科学、〜K学或技术

等方面的用途。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                  sports/ski ing/ca mpi ng eq u i p ment/gea r/kit

■                  household equipment/materials

■                  electrical/electronic equipment/gear/apparatus

■                  medical/breathing equipment/apparatus

a piece of equipment/apparatus

丨 673     er

equip.ment /i_kwipmant/ 咖n [u]

■                  the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity 设备；器材：a use/W piece 〇/equipment /or the fcitchen —件有用6厨房设秦◊ qfifiice equipment办公室设 备◊ new equipment/or the sports dub 你育俱乐部的新

2 the process of providing a place or person with necessary things 配备；装备：The equipment of the photographic studio was expensive•这个每秦室的装备花 费弓大'

equi-poise /'iikwipaiz; 'ek-/ noun [U] {formal) a state of balance平衡；均势

equit-able /'ekwitabl/ adj. {formal) fair and reasonable; treating everyone in an equal way 公平■合理的；1公正的 HTTl fair Plin inequitable ► equit-ably /-bli/ adv.

equi-ta-tion /.ekwi'teijn/ noun [u] (formal) the skills and activities connected with riding, driving, or keeping houses骑术；骑马；养马

Equity /'ekwati/ noun [U] the trade/labor union for actors in the UK, the US and some other countries

(#、美等国的）演员工会

equity /'ekwati/ noun 1 [U] {finance M) the value of a company^ shares; the value of a property after all charges and debts have been paid (公司的）股本；资 产净值一see also negative equity 2 equities [pi.] (finance M) shares in a company which do not pay a fixed amount of interest (公司的）普通股 3 [U] (/bmjfl/) a situation in which everyone is treated equally 公丰； 公正 H771 FAIRNESS PTUia INEQUITY 4 [U] (/fl你律）（已^- cially Br£) a system of natural justice allowing a fair judgement in a situation which is not covered by the existing laws 衡平法 ^

equiva-lent 〇T» /I'kwivalant/ adj., noun

■                  flrfy.〜（to sth) equal in value, amount, meaning, import­ance， etc. (价值、数量、意义、重要性等） 相等的，相 同的：Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five rm'Zes•八公里约筹于五英里。〇25£)奸£1爪5〇/"<2?1691/卜£1- Zent amount m ounces .★ 250 '克或与之等量的益司 ► equiva-lence /-Ians/ noun [U] (formal) ： There is no straightforward equivalence between economic progress and socia〖 weH-being.经济进步与社会福利之间绝非简单 等同。

■                  noun ~ (of/to sth) a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equivalent to sth else 相等如东西；壽量；应词：Send €20 or the equiVaZe/it fn your own currency.寄 20 欧元 或等值的贵国货币。◊. Creutz/eWt-Jafcob disease, the human equfvaZent 〇/ BS£克罗备■茨费尔特一雅各布 病——相当于疯牛病的人类疾病◊ The German iGymnasium, is the closest equivalent to the grammar schoo〖fn £ngkmd•德语Gymnasium基本上相当于英格兰 的文法学校。◊BmithingsuchpoHutedairistheequiva- lent of (= has the same effect as) smoking ten cigarettes a d卩y.呼吸污染这么严重的空气等于每天抽十支烟。

equivo-cal /I'kwrvakl/ adj. (formal) 1 (of words or statements 言语或陈述）not having one clear or definite meaning or intention; able to be understood in more than one way模棱两可的;意义双关的；含糊其辞的 HTTl ambiguous ： She gave an equivocal answer, typical o/apoHticicm.她的回答模棱两可，是典型的政卷儉法。

■                  (of actions or behaviour 行动或行为）difficult to understand or explain dearly or easily 难以理解的； 难以解释清楚的：TTie experiments produced equivocal resists.焱些实验产牟的结果难以理解。一see also

UNEQUIVOCAL

equivo-cate /I'kwivakeit/ verb [V speech, V] {formal) to talk about sth in a way that is deliberately not clear in order to avoid or hide the truth (故意）含糊其辞，支

吾,_搪塞<

equivo-ca-tion /i.kwiva'keijn/ noun [C, U] {formal) a way of behaving or speaking that is not clear or de否nite and is intended to avoid or hide the truth 含糊

其辞；支吾；搪塞

ER /,i: 'ai(r)/ abbr. emergency room

er /3:(r)/ .(also erm) exc/amaf/o/? (8/f). the sound that people make when they are deciding what to say next

(思索该说什么话时发出的声音）哦，嗯：‘MHyoudo