up а) оснастить, оборудовать (завод и т.п.); б) приобрести оборудование TOOL 1. noun 1) рабочий (ручной) инструмент; резец 2) орудие (в чьих-л. руках) 3) станок to sharpen ones tools - готовиться, подготавливаться to play with edged tools - играть с огнем a bad workman quarrels with his tools prov. - мастер глуп, нож туп; у плохого мастера всегда инструмент виноват Syn: see implement 2. v. 1) действовать (орудием, инструментом) 2) обтесывать (камень); обрабатывать резцом (металл) 3) вытиснять узор (на переплете, коже и т.п.) 4) coll. ехать в экипаже 5) coll. везти в экипаже - tool up ...
1. инструмент carpenter's tool —- плотницкий инструмент garden (gardening, gardener's) tool —- садовый инструмент small tools —- мелкий инструмент hand tool —- ручной инструмент pneumatic (air) tool —- пневматический инструмент power tool —- автоматический инструмент planishing tool —- шлифовальный инструмент tool set, set of tools —- набор инструментов tool engineering —- технология изготовления инструмента 2. приспособление, оборудование platelayer's (tracklaying) tools —- приспособление для укладки железнодорожного полотна (пути); путеукладчик drilling tool —- буровое оборудование remote handling tool —- дистанционный манипулятор, телеманипулятор 3. станок 4. режущий инструмент (также cutting tool) 5. резец 6. пособие, руководство reference tool —- справочное руководство bibliographical tool —- библиографический справочник 7. тиснение (на коже, переплете) 8. pl. комплект штампа (пуансон и матрица) 9. обыкн. pl. орудия труда the tools of one's trade —- средства труда books are the tools of a scholar —- книги - орудия труда ученого 10. средства the tools of oratory —- средства ораторского искусства the chief tools of a critic —- основные средства литературной критики you have to learn the tools of your trade —- без практических навыков невозможно овладеть специальностью 11. обыкн. презр. орудие (в чьих-л. руках),...
1) общ. инструмент, орудие труда See: manufactured goods hardware goods 2) общ. способ, средство, инструмент (в широком смысле слова) California is the only grapefruit-producing area now and growers are really using the economic tool of supply and demand to determine the highest price. - Калифорния на сегодня - единственный район выращивания грейпфрутов, и их производители действительно пользуются теоретическими инструментами анализа рынка, чтобы установить самые высокие цены. TOOL – Internet search tools – reference tools – reference and search tools – software tools TOOL сущ. 1) инструмент 2) механизм (напр. спроса и предложения) 3) способ, средство (напр. анализа) 4) мн. ч. орудия труда - bargaining tool - computational tool - fiscal tools - industrial machine tool - machine tool - manual machine tool - measuring tool - numerical control machine tool - numerical control tool - policy tool - production tools - sales tools Syn: instrument, implement ...
n. & v. --n. 1 any device or implement used to carry out mechanical functions whether manually or by a machine. 2 a thing used in an occupation or pursuit (the tools of one's trade; literary tools). 3 a person used as a mere instrument by another. 4 coarse sl. the penis. Usage Usually considered a taboo use. 5 a a distinct figure in the tooling of a book. b a small stamp or roller used to make this. --v.tr. 1 dress (stone) with a chisel. 2 impress a design on (a leather book-cover). 3 (foll. by along, around, etc.) sl. drive or ride, esp. in a casual or leisurely manner. 4 (often foll. by up) equip with tools. Phrases and idioms tool-box a box or container for keeping tools in. tool-pusher a worker directing the drilling on an oil rig. tool up 1 sl. arm oneself. 2 equip oneself. Derivatives tooler n. Etymology: OE tol f. Gmc ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tol; akin to Old English tawian to prepare for use — more at taw Date: before 12th century 1. a. a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task b. (1) the cutting or shaping part in a machine or machine ~ (2) a machine for shaping metal ; machine ~ 2. a. something (as an instrument or apparatus) used in performing an operation or necessary in the practice of a vocation or profession a scholar's books are his ~s b. an element of a computer program (as a graphics application) that activates and controls a particular function a drawing ~ c. a means to an end a book's cover can be a marketing ~ d. often vulgar penis 3. one that is used or manipulated by another 4. plural natural ability has all the ~s to be a great pitcher Synonyms: see implement II. verb Date: 1812 transitive verb 1. a. to cause (a vehicle) to go ; drive b. to convey in a vehicle 2. to shape, form, or finish with a ~; especially to letter or ornament (as leather or gold) by means of hand ~s 3. to equip (as a plant or industry) with ~s, machines, and instruments for production intransitive verb 1. drive, ride 2. to equip a plant or industry with the means (as machines, machine ~s, and instruments) of production — often used with up III. noun Date: 1881 a design (as on the binding of a book) made by ~ing ...
(tools) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A tool is any instrument or simple piece of equipment that you hold in your hands and use to do a particular kind of work. For example, spades, hammers, and knives are all tools. I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears. N-COUNT see also machine tool 2. You can refer to anything that you use for a particular purpose as a particular type of tool. The video has become an invaluable teaching tool... N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N for -ing/n 3. If you describe someone as a tool of a particular person, group, or system, you mean that they are controlled and used by that person, group, or system, especially to do unpleasant or dishonest things. He became the tool of the security services. = puppet N-COUNT: usu N of n c darkgreen]disapproval 4. If you say that workers down tools, you mean that they stop working suddenly in order to strike or to make a protest of some kind. (BRIT) PHRASE: V inflects 5. The tools of your trade or the tools of the trade are the skills, instruments, and other equipment that you need in order to do your job properly. They’re here to learn the tools of their trade from their American colleagues... PHRASE: PHR after v, oft v-link PHR ...
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~1 n 1 something such as a hammer that you hold in your hand and use to do a particular job (Rob didn't have the right tool to repair the engine.) 2 something such as a piece of equipment or skill that is useful for doing your job (Television is an important tool for the modern teacher. | tools of the trade) (The poet is a craftsman and words are the tools of his trade.) 3 someone who is used unfairly by someone else + of (The king was merely a tool of the military government.) 4 taboo slang a penis (=the male sex organ) (- see also down tools down4 (3)) ~2 v I + along/down ~ AmE informal to drive along a street, especially for fun tool up phr v T tool something up) to prepare a factory for production by providing the necessary tools and machinery (tooled up to produce light weapons) ...
- O.E. tol "instrument, implement," from P.Gmc. *tolan, from a verb stem represented by O.E. tawian "prepare." The verb "to drive a vehicle" is first attested 1812, probably from the noun. The meaning "equip (a factory) with machine tools" is from 1927. Slang meaning "penis" first recorded 1553. ...