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　　equipment我們都知道是一個名詞，其所具有的可數性與用法我們一起來看看。

　　equipment的可數性以及相關用法搭配

　　1. 表示“裝備”“設備”“配備”，為表總稱的不可數名詞。如：

　　We have all the equipment we need now. 我們需要的設備現在都有了。

　　His firm supplied kitchen equipment. 他的公司供應廚房設備。

　　若要表示一件或幾件設備，可借助單位詞 piece或item。如：

　　He carried a number of pieces of equipment with him. 他帶有許多件設備。

　　This is a very useful item of equipment. 這是一件非常有用的設備。

　　若表示“一套設備”，則用a set of equipment。

　　2. 表示做某事的設備，其后通常接for doing sth。如：

　　It’s a set of equipment for playing a game. 這是一套玩游戲的設備。

　　We need an item of high-tech equipment for keeping the temperature steady. 我們需要一件保持溫度穩定的高科技設備。

　　A fire-engine is a special vehicle carrying equipment for fighting large fires. 消防車是一種裝載有消滅大火災設備的特殊交通工具。

　　3. 注意以下有用搭配：

　　sports equipment 體育器材 farm equipment 農用設備

　　heating equipment 供暖設備 radar equipment 雷達裝置

　　office equipment 辦公設備 safety equipment 安全設備

　　equipment的英語例句

　　1. I get very nervous because I"m using a lot of expensive equipment.

　　因為正在使用很多昂貴的設備，所以我非常緊張。

　　2. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment.

　　海關官員們對這種設備作出了一系列互相矛盾的陳述。

　　3. Having the right equipment at hand will be enormously helpful.

　　手頭上有合適的設備將會幫上大忙。

　　4. Police keep track of the kidnapper using electronic surveillance equipment.

　　警方利用電子監視設備跟蹤綁架者。

　　5. As the equipment was unpacked, I led Lee around the overgrown garden.

　　取出設備后，我帶著李在花草蔓生的花園里轉了一圈。

　　6. Equipment must be supervised if children are in the house.

　　如果孩子們在屋里，必須有人監管設備。

　　7. Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again.

　　用不了5小時，設備就又能嗡嗡地運轉了。

　　8. He was found by a police helicopter using thermal imaging equipment.

　　一架警用直升機借助熱成像設備找到了他。

　　9. Their health-care system suffers from queues, shortages and ropey equipment.

　　他們的醫療體系有很多不足：要排隊等候，資源短缺，設備陳舊。

　　10. Suppliers add computer consumables, office equipment and furniture to their product range.

　　供貨商在其產品范圍中增加了計算機耗材、辦公設備和家具。

　　11. They emphasised that their equipment was for peaceful and not military purposes.

　　他們強調他們的設備用于和平而非戰爭目的。

　　12. Better driv-ing equipment will improve track adhesion in slippery conditions.

　　較好的駕駛設備能夠提升在濕滑路面上的抓地力。

　　13. This led Zagreb"s twin town, Mainz, to donate ￡70,000-worth of high-quality equipment.

　　這使得薩格勒布的友好城市美因茨捐贈了價值7萬英鎊的高品質裝備。

　　14. The equipment was taken down the shaft in pieces.

　　該設備被拆卸成幾部分送下了井。

　　15. Every second her equipment was off line cost the company money.

　　她的設備每停產一秒鐘，公司都要損失錢。