1．equipment n. [U]设备；装备
[教材原句] ...sometimes using scientific equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never bored.
……有时(工作中)要用科学仪器，有时要会见当地百姓和旅游人士，我从来不感到(工作)无聊。
(1)equip v. 配备；装备
equip... with...＝be equipped with
用……装备……
equip sb. for... 使某人为……而有准备/有能力
equip sb. to do sth. 让某人具备做某事的能力
(2)be well/badly equipped 设备精良的/较差的
单句语法填空
①(2017·全国卷Ⅰ)Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary ________(equip) with you, since it's all but impossible to find natural substitutes.
②The boys equipped themselves ________ food and water and then set off.
③We must equip young teachers ________(deal) with difficult children.
[答案] ①equipment ②with ③to deal
[易错提醒] equipment通常用作不可数名词；“一件设备”应表达为“a piece of equipment”。
