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

Do any of you fools know how to shut off this infernal contraption?
你们这些笨蛋知道怎么把这个垃？
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。
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 is not widely known in China.
这种装置的自行车在中国并不广为人知。
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。
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。
The overly ornate contraption could also symbolize where much of research and development spending by Japanese companies has gone wrong.
这个过分夸张的精巧装置同时也表明，日本企业所花的大量研发经费到底在哪儿出了岔子。
But not to worry, a Laker Girl contraption keeps that hair out of his eyes.
但不必担心，一个湖人女郎帮他把头发束缚在视野之外。
So how long till this contraption's up and running?
那还要多久这个新玩意才可弄好？
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。