单词 | Rube Goldberg |
释义 | Rube Goldberg 1. having a fantastically complicated, improvised appearance: a Rube Goldberg arrangement of flasks and test tubes. 2. deviously complex and impractical: a Rube Goldberg scheme for reducing taxes. Also, Goldbergian, Rube Goldbergian. [1955-60; after Rube (Reuben) GOLDBERG] |
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