英语词汇“contraption”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A contraption is a device that has a specific purpose and is often overly complicated. If your dad yells, “Get that contraption out of here!” He doesn’t appreciate the Rube Goldberg machine you made out of his golf clubs.

The word is English, all right, but how it got here is a mystery. It may be from a combination of contrive and adaptation. Contraptions — also called gadgets or gizmos — are devices people make for various purposes. Often, this word is used when someone isn't quite sure what something is, as in "What's that contraption?" Oh that’s just a dog-walking machine made of a roller skate, bacon, and four paper clips.

WORD FAMILY

contraption: contraptions

USAGE EXAMPLES

Then Lincoln helps operate the contraption that seals the tray with plastic wrap, while Aidan places fruit or dessert in a bag.

Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016)

So he created a device to deter them, and on Dec. 11 set up an alluring bait box containing the contraption.

Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016)

So he devised a device to deter them, and set up an alluring bait box containing the contraption Dec. 11.

Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016)

n a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

appliance, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget

gadgetry

appliances collectively

gimbal

an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips

injector

a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)

mod con

modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house

device

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

单词	contraption
释义	contraption (once / 9002 pages) n A contraption is a device that has a specific purpose and is often overly complicated. If your dad yells, “Get that contraption out of here!” He doesn’t appreciate the Rube Goldberg machine you made out of his golf clubs. The word is English, all right, but how it got here is a mystery. It may be from a combination of contrive and adaptation. Contraptions — also called gadgets or gizmos — are devices people make for various purposes. Often, this word is used when someone isn't quite sure what something is, as in "What's that contraption?" Oh that’s just a dog-walking machine made of a roller skate, bacon, and four paper clips. WORD FAMILY contraption: contraptions USAGE EXAMPLES Then Lincoln helps operate the contraption that seals the tray with plastic wrap, while Aidan places fruit or dessert in a bag. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) So he created a device to deter them, and on Dec. 11 set up an alluring bait box containing the contraption. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) So he devised a device to deter them, and set up an alluring bait box containing the contraption Dec. 11. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) n a device or control that is very useful for a particular job Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper appliance, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget gadgetry appliances collectively gimbal an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips injector a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) mod con modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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