gizmo

英 [ˈɡɪzməʊ]

美 [ˈɡɪzmoʊ]

n.  小玩意儿; 小装置

复数：gizmos　

BNC.42055 / COCA.17646

牛津词典

noun

• 小玩意儿；小装置
  a general word for a small piece of equipment, often one that does sth in a new and clever way

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小玩意儿；小装置
  Agizmois a device or small machine which performs a particular task, usually in a new and efficient way. People often usegizmoto refer to a device or machine when they do not know what it is really called.
  1. ...a plastic gizmo for holding a coffee cup on the dashboard.
     汽车仪表盘上放咖啡杯的塑料装置

英英释义

noun

• a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
  Synonym:appliancecontraptioncontrivanceconveniencegadgetgismowidget
• something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
  1. she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
  2. there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
  Synonym:doodaddoohickeydoojiggergimmickgismogubbinsthingamabobthingumabobthingmabobthingamajigthingumajigthingmajigthingummywhatchamacallitwhatchamacallumwhatsiswidget

双语例句

• Hundreds of frustrated owners of the latest gizmo from Apple claim to have had issues with Siri, the iPhone4s's key feature, which was launched earlier this month.
  苹果最新的发明让这些买主都崩溃了，他们表示搞不定Siri。在本月早些时候发布的iPhone4s的主要卖点就是Siri语音识别功能。
• To be sure, the svelte gizmo sports a plethora of improvements over its numbered predecessor, the iPad 2.
  的确，这个纤薄的小玩意比起前辈iPad2有着大量的改进。
• It's not naturai to taik into a piastic gizmo to someone you can't even see!
  对着个塑料玩意和你看不见的人说话很不自然！
• Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the music and dance.
  幸亏有一项新发明，现候，你只要临危不惧，翩翩起舞就可以了。
• The device will make waiting hours for a phone to charge a thing of the past and the gizmo packs more energy into a smaller space than traditional phone batteries and holds the charge for longer.
  该设备有可能让数小时的手机充电成为过去，并且这项发明比传统手机电池能够在更小空间存储更多的电量，并使被充电的设备能使用更长时间。
• One such gizmo, on display at the show, can spoon-feed the elderly.
  展会上有一个小机器人，能给老人喂饭。
• Placing two spoons in a bottle ( after drinking its content) and then smacking the bottle is one such gizmo.
  将两支小汤匙放进瓶子中（是喝光了的空瓶），然后拍击空瓶，就是这样一个小玩意儿。
• Install the Gizmo client onto your device to start making internet calls and using instant messaging ( IM) and Presence.
  安装在您的设备上的小玩意儿客户开始打互联网电话和使用立即传讯（IM）和存在。
• Rubin claims the gizmo can even improve your sex life.
  鲁宾说这个小发明甚至能提高你的性生活。
• That gizmo there is actually the key to move forward.
  这个东西确实是前进的钥匙。