contraptions

英 [kənˈtræpʃənz]

美 [kənˈtræpʃənz]

n.  奇异的机械; 奇特的装置
contraption的复数

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

双语例句

• Most Japanese homes are fitted with such contraptions, many of which have added features including water massage, driers and self-cleaning systems.
  大多数日本家庭安装了这种奇妙的装置，其中有许多还增加了水按摩、烘干机和自洁系统等特色。
• Level editor to make your own contraptions.
  等级编辑器来制作自己的玩意儿。
• Two contraptions at the stern will troll for fish, and when one is caught the line is rigged to alert them by tapping a piece of wood.
  在船尾的两个精巧设计将能钓到鱼，有鱼上钩，鱼线就会升起来，敲响一块木板提醒两人。
• They are consigned to a life of fiddling with contraptions in the hopes of somehow discovering a way of pleasing their overbearing mate.
  他们平时的生活就是制作精巧的设计来取悦自己傲慢的配偶。
• The greatest advantage of the Campbell-Stokes Recorder is that it is incredibly easy to use – a young child properly instructed could record the sunshine from one of these marvellous contraptions.
  该坎贝尔斯托克斯录像机的最大优点是它非常容易使用-一个年轻的孩子适当指示可以记录从这些奇妙的玩意儿之一的阳光。
• These mathematical contraptions had the charming feature that when they were not needed they worked perfectly, and when they were needed they did not work at all.
  这些奇妙的数学模型有一个迷人之处：当你不需要它们时，它们非常管用；而当你需要它们时，它们就屁用不管了。
• They are designed to pick up the echo of the seismic vibrations created by contraptions called "thumper trucks" pounding the ground.
  一个名叫“桑普卡车”的小装置会敲击地面，引起的细微地面震动又再传输到无线传感器上。
• In fact, some people would argue that the contraptions in these photos aren't motorcycles at all.
  事实上，有些人会说，在这些照片中的玩意儿没有摩托车的。
• These contraptions look like giant airplane propellers on a stick.
  这些装置看起来像一根棍子上巨型飞机螺旋桨。
• Greg can often be found sticking strange contraptions down the mouth of large reptiles in the name of science.
  格雷格经常凭借科学研究，通过大型爬行动物的嘴设计出一些奇怪的装置。