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单词 contraption
释义
contraption
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈtræp.ʃən/us
/kənˈtræp.ʃən/
adeviceormachinethatlooksawkwardorold-fashioned,especiallyone that you do notknowhow to use:
（尤指不知如何使用的）笨拙的装置；过时的机器；奇怪的玩意儿
What's thatstrangecontraption in thegarage?你车库里那个奇怪的装置到底是什么？
Synonyms
appliance
device(MACHINE)
gadget
gizmoinformal
widget
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(Definition ofcontraptionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

contraption| American Dictionary

contraption
noun[C]
us
/kənˈtræp·ʃən/
anawkwardorold-fashionedlookingdeviceormachine
(Definition ofcontraptionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontraption

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An alderman bought the house, cheaply in view of the unusual charge, and promptly called in experts to inspect thecontraption.
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The entirecontraptionis not only cumbersome, but also often internally contradictory.
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It is this mechanicalcontraptionenclosed in organic matter that produces our utterances and shapes our bodies.
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Thiscontraptionpresented a solution for a problem occurring in optical research.
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After all, the basic reason for this wholecontraptionis to offset the consequences of variations in the rate of exchange.
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Perhaps that is the finest argument for the wholecontraptionwe have been offered.
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They said that this frightfulcontraptionwas wheeled aboard belching coal dust and smoke over everything and was most inefficient.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is the kind ofcontraptionwhich was admirable and something of a wonder 50 years ago, when used for carrying private horse carriages.
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One travels in contraptions that one mounts from decayed, dilapidated stations equipped with no more than a tiny shelter—and for what reason?
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If they had put up contraptions like some of the present-day council houses, we should have had no problem in connection with them.
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I hold our liberties too dear not to be deeply concerned about this aliencontraption.
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A great deal of noise is also caused by motor-cycles and other mechanical contraptions.
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Frightful contraptions were to be seen in the kitchen or dining room.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am not rushing in to defend the county council on thecontraptionthat they have put forward.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He was there when the change-over began and all these contraptions came in.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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