引申義是設備、五金用品,例如:
1、The components are readily available in hardware shops.這些零件很容易在五金商店買到。
2、Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins.五金店內水泵和防水油布已經賣光了。
3、Over breakfast at my motel, I fell into conversation with the owner of a hardware shop.我在汽車旅店吃早飯時,和一位五金店的老闆聊了起來。