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- 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。
- She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish.
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.- ...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
- ...a strange contraption called the General Gordon Gas Bath.
英英释义
noun
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
双语例句
- 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。 - A vile contraption of iron weights squatted over her bosom, as it heaved and fought for every breath.
一个混蛋金属装置压在女孩儿胸前，随着其呼吸起伏。 - The electric-powered contraption took about two weeks to build.
这个神奇的电动机械装置造了两个星期的时间。 - 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。 - If a Rigger you control would assemble a Contraption, it assembles two Contraptions instead.
如果一个由你操控的装配工将要装配一个机械，则改为装配两个机械。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The contraption can be purchased at duty free shops in Tokyo and Narita International airports.
人们可以在东京和成田国际机场的免税商店里买到这一奇特设计。 - 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。