n.[U]

1. 金属器件，五金器具
   Father deals in hardware.

   我父亲做五金生意。

2. （重）武器；军事装备
   They chose to concentrate on simpler and more durable hardware.

   他们选择加强更简单牢固的武器。

   military hardware

   军事装备

3. 【电脑】硬件
   It really showed what you could do if you had the know-how and the hardware.

   这让你知道你若懂得窍门又有硬件多有可为！

   Computer technology in all its phases from hardware to software has become less expensive.

   电脑技术从硬件到软件的各个方面都变得较为便宜了。

4. 装备；设备
   educational hardware

   教学设备

n.

1. heavy military equipment such as tanks and missiles.
2. the machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer. Compare with software.
3. tools, implements, and other items used in the home and in activities such as gardening.