apparatus
noun uk/ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/ us/ˌæp.əˈræt̬.əs/ apparatuses
(EQUIPMENT)
[ U or C ]设备;仪器;装置;用具
a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose
a piece of apparatus 一台仪器
The divers checked their breathing apparatus. 潜水员们检查了一下呼吸器。
(ORGANIZATION)
[ C usually singular ]（尤指政治）机构，组织，机制
an organization or system, especially a political one
The whole apparatus of communism was already falling apart. 整个共产主义制度已经土崩瓦解。