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单词 gimmick
释义 gim·mick
I. \ˈgimik, -mēk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
 a.
  (1) : a mechanical device by which a gambling apparatus (as a roulette wheel) can be secretly and dishonestly controlled
  (2) : a mechanical device used to cheat or deceive
 b. : an ingenious or novel mechanical device : gadget
  < a new gimmick … claimed to unscrew the stickiest container — Wall Street Journal >
  < no experimental gimmicks were installed — New York Herald Tribune >
  < we have … radios, washing machines, bathtubs, and gimmicks of all sorts — H.F.Peters >
 c. : a decisive or strategic element or feature that is purposely hidden, unobtrusive, or not immediately apparent : catch, joker
  < in some states gimmicks in the law make it almost impossible to successfully prosecute — Best True Fact Detective >
  < what's the gimmick … what's in it for you — Maxwell Griffith >
  < you look for the gimmick in innocent queries like that — Ring >
2. : a new and ingenious device, scheme, or idea for solving a problem or achieving an end : a new angle of approach : a novel or unconventional twist
 < the gimmick was simple … we would take great historical moments and place microphones on the scene as if the network had … commentators covering the events — Goodman Ace >
 < commercial promotional gimmicks — Dwight MacDonald >
 < any gimmick or glimmer of an amusing idea is a suitable substitute for professional talent — Elsa Maxwell >
 < a new book on Hamlet must have a new gimmick — Robert Halsband >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to alter or influence by means of a gimmick or similar device or method
 < gimmicking up some difficult padlocks — W.L.Gresham >
2. : to provide with a gimmick (as with an attention-catching device, a novel twist, or a gadget)
 < one of the stories … is gimmicked up — Gilbert Millstein >
 < now the show has been gimmicked … with flashing lights and bad jokes — John Crosby >
 < the mechanism was gimmicked … to prove what the missile could do — Time >
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