| 单词 | gizmo |
| 释义 | gizmo (once / 29402 pages) n A gizmo is a device used for a specific job. A vacuum is a gizmo that cleans the floor. While gizmo often means an unknown object — like a thingamajig — a gizmo is any device that gets a job done. A phone is a gizmo for talking to people. A stove is a gizmo that cooks food. A hammer is a gizmo that pounds in nails. Gizmos are all man-made: a plant or animal can't be a gizmo. If you want to be an inventor, come up with an original gizmo. WORD FAMILYgizmo: gizmos USAGE EXAMPLESIt will be demoing the final design of a gizmo that lets you control smartphones and tablets with a wave of a hand. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) If his earliest poems were miniaturist, spring-loaded gizmos, then his hyper-allusive middle period is an A.I. that’s gained sentience, escaping its programmer’s control. Slate(Dec 08, 2016) I went to a tech show here the other day, full of gizmos and geeks. BBC(Nov 19, 2016) 1n a device or control that is very useful for a particular job Syn|Hypo|Hyper appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, widget gadgetry appliances collectively gimbalan appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips injectora contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) mod conmodern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose 2n something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use Syn|Hyper doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget stuff miscellaneous unspecified objects |
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