gizmo

• n. 小发明（等于gismo ）

1. something whose name is either forgotten or not known

2. a device that is very useful for a particular job

...a plastic gizmo for holding a coffee cup on the dashboard.

汽车仪表盘上放咖啡杯的塑料装置

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This is modern Japan, a Gizmo Nation where even grandmothers make friends with their gadgets.

这就是现代的日本.在这个充满小发明的国家, 甚至年逾古稀的老妈妈都和身边的机械小玩艺儿交朋友.

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It's not naturaI to taIk into a pIastic gizmo to someone you can't even see!

对着个塑料玩意和你看不见的人说话很不自然!

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Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the music and dance.

幸亏有一项新发明,现在手机没电的时候, 你只要临危不惧,翩翩起舞就可以了.

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Thanks to a new gizmo , you now need to face the music dance.

幸亏有一项新发明,现在手机没电的时候, 你只要临危不惧,翩翩起舞就了.

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That gizmo there is actually the key to move forward.

那个小东西实际上是继续前进的钥匙.

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What is this silly little gizmo on the bottom for?

底下这个小破玩意儿是干什么用的?

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There may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use.

你将要使用的那个角落周围可能有一些很棒的新式小物件.

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词源不详，用来指各种叫不出名字的物体。比较gadget.

1. It's not naturaI to taIk into a pIastic gizmo to someone you can't even see!

对着个塑料玩意和你看不见的人说话很不自然!

来自电影对白

2. That gizmo there is actually the key to move forward.

那个小东西实际上是继续前进的钥匙.

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3. What is this silly little gizmo on the bottom for?

底下这个小破玩意儿是干什么用的?

来自互联网

4. This is modern Japan, a Gizmo Nation where even grandmothers make friends with their gadgets.

这就是现代的日本.在这个充满小发明的国家, 甚至年逾古稀的老妈妈都和身边的机械小玩艺儿交朋友.

来自互联网

5. Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the music and dance.

幸亏有一项新发明,现在手机没电的时候, 你只要临危不惧,翩翩起舞就可以了.

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gizmo (n.)

1942, "Marine and Navy usage for any old thing you can't put a name to" ["Life" magazine, July 30, 1945], of unknown origin, perhaps a made-up word. Compare gadget, thingamajig.