"contraption" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 装置
• 奇特装置

Definition

contraption 是指外观奇怪或结构复杂的装置，经常是为了特定目的发明的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要是口语或幽默用法，常带有质疑或不确定其可靠性的感觉。和“奇怪”、“老式”等词连用。在正式或技术语境中不常见。

Examples

My uncle built a contraption to water his plants.

我叔叔做了一个**装置**来给植物浇水。

What does this contraption do?

这个**装置**是做什么的？

The old contraption made a lot of noise.

那个旧的**装置**声音很大。

He fixed his bike with some strange contraption he made from old parts.

他用旧零件自己做的一个奇怪的**装置**修好了自行车。

There's some kind of contraption in the kitchen, but I have no idea how it works.

厨房里有个什么**奇特装置**，我完全不知道怎么用。

Don't trust that contraption—it looks like it might break any minute.

别相信那个**装置**，看起来随时会坏。