equip

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e·quip /ɪˈkwɪp/ AWL verb (equipped, equipping) [transitiveT]

1 PROVIDEto provide a person or place with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work 装备，配备

equip somebody/something with something

They spent a lot of money equipping the school with new computers.

他们花了很多钱给学校配备新计算机。

He equipped himself with a hammer and nails.

他带了一把锤子和一些钉子。

be equipped with something

The rooms are equipped with video cameras.

房间里都装有摄像头。

be equipped to do something

The emergency services are equipped to deal with disasters of this kind.

应急服务机构的人员配有装备，可处理此类灾难事件。

well/poorly/fully etc equipped

a well equipped hospital

设备完善的医院

2 PREPAREto give someone the information and skills that they need to do something 使有知识和技能，使能够胜任

equip somebody with something

We equip students with the skills they will need once they leave college.

我们向学生传授大学毕业后所需要的技能。

equip somebody for something

training that will equip you for the job

能使你胜任这份工作的培训

equip somebody to do something

We must equip young teachers to deal with difficult children.

我们必须指导年轻教师如何应付不听话的孩子。

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equip• All experienced hillwalkers are well aware of the dangers of venturing on to the hills without being properly equipped and prepared.• A child is not equipped either semantically or phonetically to split up the utterances that come flooding from adults.• Few hotels are better equipped for a Club holiday.• The adder is uniquely equipped for that role.• Her privileged upbringing had not equipped her for hard work in the fields.• We try to equip our students with the skills they will need in the world of work.• We do our best to equip refugees with the skills they need for survival in a foreign culture.• He urged mountain users to be properly equipped, saying crampons and an ice axe were essential.• The school aims to equip students to deal with the kind of problems they will face in the outside world.• It will cost over $2000 to equip the entire team.• Stanton later managed to free himself, called police and told them his stolen car was equipped with a tracking device.• Police officers have been equipped with batons and riot shields in preparation for tonight's match.• For apart from being equipped with eyes, head and body, dolphins and whales bear little outward physical resemblance to ourselves.• Any regiment may be equipped with shields at a cost of +2 points per model.• A good education will equip your children to get a good job.

equip somebody/something with something• The school will be equipped with 70 brand new computers.

equip somebody for something• She is not equipped for the public role she has been forced to play.

Origin equip

(1500-1600) French équiper, probably from Old Norse skipa “to make ready a ship”, from skip “ship”

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