音标:[kәn'træpʃәn] ;
n. 奇妙的装置, 稀奇古怪的玩意儿, 新发明的玩意儿, 外形奇怪的机器/装置
n a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
词型变化:名词复数形式 : contraptions
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contraption的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I don't understand how this contraption operates.我弄不懂这怪玩意儿是怎么工作的。
  2. She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish.她给我们看了一个奇怪的玩意儿,样子像碟形卫星信号接收器。
【近义词】

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