gizmo

/ˈɡɪzmoʊ/

Meanings

noun

小玩意儿，小装置。

Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

Examples :

""I need to find a gizmo to hold my phone on my bike handlebars, but I don't know what they're actually called." "

我需要找个小玩意儿把我的手机固定在自行车把手上，但我不知道它到底叫什么。

Related Words

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

proper noun

/ˈpɹɔp.ə/ /ˈpɹɒp.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹɑ.pɚ/

专用物，特有物。

"The school's library is the proper for quiet study. "

学校的图书馆是专门用来安静学习的地方。

know noun

/nəʊ/ /noʊ/

了解，认识，知识

"Her knowledge of French helped her communicate with her French pen pal. "

她对法语的了解让她能够和她的法国笔友交流。

phone noun

/fəʊ̯n/ /foʊ̯n/

电话，手机。

"My phone rings constantly during class, making it hard to focus on my studies. "

上课的时候，我的手机总是响个不停，让我很难集中精力学习。

device noun

/dəˈvaɪs/

设备，装置。

"There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener."

厨房里有很多家用设备，比如洗碗机、垃圾处理器或电动开罐器。

term noun

/tɜːm/ /tɝm/

界限，范围。

""Alright, look...we can spend the holidays with your parents, but this time it will be on my terms.""

好吧，听着...我们可以和你父母一起过节，但这次必须按我的条件来，得有个我的底线/范围/界限。

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

实际上，事实上。

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

实际上，那件事和我一点关系都没有。

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

通常，普遍地

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

地球是圆的，这是普遍的认知。

handlebars noun

/ˈhændl̩bɑːrz/ /ˈhændəlbɑːrz/

车把，把手

"The child gripped the handlebars tightly as she learned to ride her new bicycle. "

孩子学骑新自行车的时候，紧紧地抓住了车把。

does verb

/dəʊz/ /doʊz/

是，做，表示强调

"Does she need help with her homework? "

她真的需要帮助做作业吗？

called verb

[kɔld]

喊，叫。

"The teacher called out my name during attendance. "

点名的时候，老师喊了我的名字。