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1.facility 英 [fə'sɪləti] 美 [fə'sɪləti] n. 设施；设备；容易；灵巧2.equipment 英 [ɪ'kwɪpm(ə)nt] 美 [ɪ'kwɪpmənt] n. 设备，装备；器材3.establishment英 [ɪ'stæblɪʃm(ə)nt; e-] 美 [ɪ'stæblɪʃmənt] n. 确立，制定；公司；设施4.institution 英 [ɪnstɪ'tjuːʃ(ə)n] 美 [,ɪnstɪ'tuʃən] n. 制度；建立；（社会或宗教等）公共机构；习俗5.installation 英 [ɪnstə'leɪʃ(ə)n] 美 ['ɪnstə'leʃən] n. 安装，(军用)装置；就职
海琦maggie
equipment usually means tools for a particular purpose: for example, "sports equipment."A device is something that has been invented.A facility is usually a place where some activity takes place: for example, a hospital is a "medical facility" and a prison can be called a "correctional facility."A machine is anything that human beings construct that uses energy to accomplish a task: for example, a water wheel, an internal combustion engine, or a computer.An installment is one of several parts of something that becomes complete in time: for example, paying a loan on an installment plan, or publishing a story in weekly installments. An appliance is usually a piece of equipment used around the house, like a vacuum cleaner or a clothes dryer.
