contraption

英 [kənˈtræpʃn]

美 [kənˈtræpʃn]

n.  奇异的机械; 奇特的装置

复数：contraptions　

BNC.18927 / COCA.14544

牛津词典

noun

• 奇异的机械；奇特的装置
  a machine or piece of equipment that looks strange
  1. She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish.
     她给我们看了一个奇怪的玩意儿，样子像碟形卫星信号接收器。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指奇怪的或不知道用途的)奇妙的装置;新奇玩意儿
  You can refer to a device or machine as acontraption, especially when it looks strange or you do not know what it is used for.
  1. ...a strange contraption called the General Gordon Gas Bath.
     一种名为“戈登将军燃气加热浴盆”的奇特装置

英英释义

noun

• a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
  Synonym:appliancecontrivanceconveniencegadgetgizmogismowidget

双语例句

• The contraption's buzzer sounds when water levels reach a pre-set level within the device.
  当水位达到这个新发明装置内部预设的位置的时候，它的蜂鸣器就会发出声音。
• So how long till this contraption's up and running?
  那还要多久这个新玩意才可弄好？
• People can even get a computer by which to control the contraption making the teeth change colors or even blink.
  人们还可通过电脑远程控制该装置，使得牙齿变色甚至不断闪烁。
• GRAND RAPIDS& As Sean Pennington and his classmates bunched into an Amway Grand Plaza Hotel elevator, he pointed out the contraption's brand while pushing the button for the top floor.
  当肖恩•边宁顿和他的同学们一起进入安利大广场的酒店电梯时，他指出了这个奇妙装置的品牌，并按下了去顶层的按钮。
• AM standing in a cold north London workshop looking expectantly at a bizarre metal and plastic contraption.
  我站在一个寒冷伦敦北方的车间，充满期待的看着这个奇形怪状的金属和塑料材质的新发明。
• The contraption held small plates of cattle blood and other substance that were covered by a thin membrane to mimic skin.
  这种精密的装置里放了几小盘牛血和其他物质，上面盖有模仿皮肤的薄膜。
• The box-shaped contraption is approximately 17 inches wide, 18 inches high and clocks in at 33 pounds.
  它的箱型机身大约有17英寸宽，18英寸高，重约33磅。
• But this odd contraption could provide a solution for commuters faced with the embarrassing problem of falling asleep on fellow passengers.
  但这款看起来有点奇怪的装置，能为通勤的上班族解决一个非常尴尬的问题：他们再也不会睡着歪倒在旁边乘客的身上了。
• You find this odd contraption lost in the brush near an extinguished campfire.
  你发现一个单独的精巧装置扔在一堆熄灭的篝火旁边。
• The crew here has tried to teach me how to use this contraption here.
  这儿的工作人员设法教我使用这个装置。