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contraption

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n.精巧的设计,装置

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contraption为短语/超纲词汇

contraption


/kən'træpʃn; kən`træpʃən/
n (infml 口) apparatus or device, esp a strange or complicated one 器械或装置(尤指新奇或复杂的玩意儿)
*a peculiar contraption for removing pips from oranges 可以除去柑橘的子的稀奇玩意儿.

contraption


n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from contrivance + trap + invention]
a piece of equipment or machinery that looks funny, strange, and unlikely to work well
 a bizarre contraption