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{
"term": "equipment",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"image": "data/images/la/laboratory_equipment.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a useful **piece of equipment** for the kitchen"
},
{
"text": "Take care when using old **electrical equipment**."
},
{
"text": "**electronic/communications/computer equipment**"
},
{
"text": "military equipment and supplies"
},
{
"text": "office equipment"
},
{
"text": "They have **installed** state-of-the-art medical **equipment** to help improve early diagnosis of the condition."
},
{
"text": "Everyone should bring the necessary equipment for camping in the mountains."
},
{
"text": "new equipment for the sports club"
},
{
"text": "Hospitals are increasingly depending on charity for vital equipment."
},
{
"text": "Never go climbing without the proper equipment."
},
{
"text": "No special equipment is needed."
},
{
"text": "The basic equipment consists of a plastic mask and a length of rope."
},
{
"text": "The local council is supplying new play equipment for the playground."
},
{
"text": "The plane uses state-of-the-art navigation equipment."
},
{
"text": "high-tech equipment for keeping the temperature steady"
},
{
"text": "Aid agencies are flying vital medical equipment to the disaster area."
},
{
"text": "That particular piece of equipment was unavailable at the time."
},
{
"text": "The school is in need of new computer equipment."
},
{
"text": "We loaded the camping equipment into the car."
},
{
"text": "He lacks the intellectual equipment to succeed in politics."
}
],
"topics": ["Scientific research", "Houses and homes"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["the latest", "modern", "state-of-the-art"],
"… of equipment": ["item", "piece"],
"verb + equipment": ["buy", "purchase", "sell"],
"equipment + verb": ["consist of something", "work", "malfunction"],
"equipment + noun": ["maker", "manufacturer", "supplier"],
"preposition": ["equipment for"],
"phrases": ["the proper equipment", "the right equipment"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the process of providing a place or person with necessary things",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The equipment of the photographic studio was expensive."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/",
"audio": "eq/equipment/equipment__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/",
"audio": "eq/equipment/equipment__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 18th cent.: from French équipement, from équiper ‘equip’."
}