单词	contraption
释义	contraptioncon‧trap‧tion /kənˈtræpʃən/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcontraption Origin: 1800-1900 Perhaps from contrivance + trap + invention Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES By demonstrating his floating contraption - part surfboard, part kayak and part sailboard - Halfon hopes to create a tide of attention. Early cameras were large and expensive contraptions. It's a contraption for washing windows on tall buildings. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Above all, why were these chaps messing around with helium-filled contraptions, in an age of routine rocketry? He must negotiate puzzles, spring boards, buttons and other contraptions laying in his path. No one place in the contraption governs walking. Seven of us squeezed into this contraption, which wheezed along at about ten miles an hour, coughing blue fumes. Show him you are sensitive to his needs with a gift certificate to that utopia of contraptions, Sharper Image. The lave net was a simple but very effective contraption for catching salmon. The steam engine is an unthinkable contraption without the domesticating loop of the revolving governor. Thesaurus THESAURUS► machine a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power such as electricity to do a particular job: · a washing machine· an X-ray machine· Staff are trained to operate the machine. ► appliance formal a machine or piece of electrical equipment, usually a large one, that people use in the home: · The store sells kitchen appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, and toasters.· We carry out repairs on a range of household appliances. ► device a piece of equipment, usually a small electronic one, that does a special job: · electronic listening devices· 50,000 people downloaded the music to computers or portable devices such as iPods.· The device is fitted to the car and can detect stationary objects ahead. ► gadget a small, useful, and cleverly-designed tool or machine: · high-tech gadgets· He buys all the latest gadgets. ► contraption a machine or piece of equipment that looks strange or complicated: · There was a bizarre contraption for polishing the floor. Longman Language Activatora machine► machine a piece of equipment that does a particular type of work, either in your home or in a factory, office etc, using power from an engine or from electricity: · a machine that fills beer bottles· One cable was damaged, which was causing the machine to shut down frequently.sewing/washing/fax machine (=a machine for sewing, washing clothes etc): · There is a washing machine in the basement of the building.operate a machine (=make it work): · It's possible to operate the machines by remote control.by machine: · Ice could be made in huge quantities by machine. ► device a piece of equipment that has been cleverly designed to do a particular job, for example one that makes measurements, records sounds or movements, or controls the operation of a machine: · An EEG is a device that records electrical activity in the brain.device for: · a device for controlling temperature· The farmers there still use the 'Archimedes Screw', an ancient device for raising water from a lake or well.listening/measuring device: · They were both aware that there might be listening devices hidden in the room.safety device: · The National Association for Elevator Safety says that most elevators have safety devices that prevent free-falls. ► robot a machine that is controlled by a computer and can do some of the complicated jobs that humans do, such as making things in a factory: · With the flick of a switch, the robot picks up the bomb, carries it away from buildings, and blows it up.· One astronaut used the space shuttle's robot arm to pick up an 1800-pound satellite from space. ► appliance formal a piece of electrical equipment used in your home, such as a washing machine: · People are spending more of their income on goods such as cars and appliances.domestic/household/home appliance: · To make it easier to return any unwanted purchases, save the original packaging, especially for electronics and household appliances. ► machinery machines in general, especially the large machines used in factories or on farms: heavy machinery: · The package says you shouldn't drive or operate heavy machinery after taking these pills.industrial/farm machinery: · Industrial machinery and electronic equipment lead the nation's export list.· a company that manufactures farm machinery ► mechanism a piece of equipment that is designed to do a particular job inside a machine or larger piece of equipment: · The mechanism that raises the bridge was not working correctly.· Unfortunately, the water had damaged the firing mechanism inside the rocket.· The garlic press uses a screw mechanism to squeeze out juice and pulp. ► contraption a machine that seems strange and awkward-looking and has lots of pieces joined together in a strange way: · Early cameras were large and expensive contraptions.· By demonstrating his floating contraption - part surfboard, part kayak and part sailboard - Halfon hopes to create a tide of attention. a piece of equipment or machinery that looks funny, strange, and unlikely to work well:  a bizarre contraption
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