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

• Not in the sense of a cold metal contraption.
  不是在某种意义上一个寒冷的金属制的新发明物。
• When the public first heard about a contraption that would fly people through the air like birds, many thought it was impractical, not to mention impossible.
  当公众第一次听说一种装置可以象小鸟一样载着人在空中飞翔时，很多人认为这不切实际，更不用说是不可能了。
• So how long till this contraption's up and running?
  那还要多久这个新玩意才可弄好？
• Fly! Not in a plane, chopper or some other contraption, just you and several thousand feet of open air!
  去飞行，但不要借助飞机、升机或者其它什么新发明的飞行器，只有你和数千英尺的大气。
• This is an incredible contraption that had a bore of more than a yard, and through a rock weighing a thousand pounds.
  这是一个难以置信的装置，炮镗就超过一码，石弹的重量就超过一千磅。
• 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。
• He calls it a 'contraption', using his favourite word of the moment.
  他用了眼下他最喜欢说的“玩意儿”一词来称呼它。
• And to prove it she'll gladly invite you to test out her latest mechanical contraption;
  为了证明这一点她很乐意邀请你去测试出她最新的奇妙机械。
• 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。
• 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。