Contraption
n. 奇妙的装置, 稀奇古怪的玩意儿, 新发明的玩意儿, 外形奇怪的机器/装置
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
contraption
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.
🗣️ 情景例句
Bring it up ... and twists ... and side ... 2, 3 ...
身体打直……扭摆……侧身……2 3 ……
Who holds the purse rules the house.
钱可神通。
We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
在小说中，我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。