措施 — meaning in English

English meaning

• device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
• hitch noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
• measure verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.

Senses

措施 is used for these senses in English:

• device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• hitch A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
• measure (in plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans. [from 17th c.]

device — full definition

1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.

hitch — full definition

1. noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
2. noun A device or fitting used to attach something, such as a trailer, to a vehicle.
3. verb To fasten or attach something, especially to a vehicle.
4. verb To hitchhike; to get a ride by signaling passing vehicles.

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