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单词 gizmo
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Definition of gizmo in English:

gizmo

(also gismo)
nounPlural gizmosˈɡɪzməʊˈɡɪzmoʊ
informal
  • A gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall.

    〈非正式〉(尤指名称不详或一时想不起的)小(机械)装置,小器械,小玩意儿

    the latest multimedia gizmo

    最新的多媒体小玩意儿。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So there are plastic lenses, the unbreakable scratchproof gizmos.
    • How many electrical gadgets and gizmos do we really?
    • But is this the kind of brave new world you want to live in - where household gizmos are smarter and more articulate than most politicians?
    • They measure by quantity and by gizmos and toys.
    • And because we're all so dependent on these gizmos, it has created a new ulterior reality that people get confused about all the time.
    • Each home is brand-new and the luxury options include the latest in sound-and-vision technology and hidden electronic gizmos.
    • It's nice to know the extra gizmos are there, though.
    • Not that cheapest is best, but that you don't need all the gizmos to write a good book.
    • The gizmos and gadgets inside are updated to include the latest technology.
    • Forget all the gadgets and gizmos, I want functionality.
    • All the makeup artists we know swear by the brushes, gizmos and gadgets.
    • When it comes right down to it though, perhaps you're better off not owning all these fancy gadgets and gizmos.
    • Magazines and books about photography and photographers, rather than gadgets and gizmos.
    • Taking off one of these gizmos recalls language used in airplane takeoffs.
    • So what determines which gizmos get developed and which gizmos get improved, and what improvements are made to them?
    • We now have container security initiatives and all kinds of gizmos and ways to check what's loaded into the containers.
    • Not that the younger singers lack talent but that old magic is difficult to recreate even with all the gizmos and remixes that music channels belt out.
    • The endless stream of gadgetry and gizmos is impressive, if credulity-stretching.
    • Alternatively, one can adapt many of the small, inexpensive, burglar alarm gizmos available at hardware stores.
    • The computer is a gizmo, and it's a great gizmo, but it's not an ultimate gizmo.
    Synonyms
    object, article, item, artefact, commodity

Origin

1940s (originally US): of unknown origin.

Rhymes

gran turismo, machismo, verismo

Definition of gizmo in US English:

gizmo

(also gismo)
nounˈɡizmōˈɡɪzmoʊ
informal
  • A gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall.

    〈非正式〉(尤指名称不详或一时想不起的)小(机械)装置,小器械,小玩意儿

    the latest multimedia gizmo

    最新的多媒体小玩意儿。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They measure by quantity and by gizmos and toys.
    • Not that the younger singers lack talent but that old magic is difficult to recreate even with all the gizmos and remixes that music channels belt out.
    • Each home is brand-new and the luxury options include the latest in sound-and-vision technology and hidden electronic gizmos.
    • So there are plastic lenses, the unbreakable scratchproof gizmos.
    • The gizmos and gadgets inside are updated to include the latest technology.
    • Magazines and books about photography and photographers, rather than gadgets and gizmos.
    • We now have container security initiatives and all kinds of gizmos and ways to check what's loaded into the containers.
    • And because we're all so dependent on these gizmos, it has created a new ulterior reality that people get confused about all the time.
    • It's nice to know the extra gizmos are there, though.
    • How many electrical gadgets and gizmos do we really?
    • Alternatively, one can adapt many of the small, inexpensive, burglar alarm gizmos available at hardware stores.
    • When it comes right down to it though, perhaps you're better off not owning all these fancy gadgets and gizmos.
    • The computer is a gizmo, and it's a great gizmo, but it's not an ultimate gizmo.
    • Forget all the gadgets and gizmos, I want functionality.
    • So what determines which gizmos get developed and which gizmos get improved, and what improvements are made to them?
    • The endless stream of gadgetry and gizmos is impressive, if credulity-stretching.
    • All the makeup artists we know swear by the brushes, gizmos and gadgets.
    • Taking off one of these gizmos recalls language used in airplane takeoffs.
    • But is this the kind of brave new world you want to live in - where household gizmos are smarter and more articulate than most politicians?
    • Not that cheapest is best, but that you don't need all the gizmos to write a good book.
    Synonyms
    object, article, item, artefact, commodity

Origin

1940s (originally US): of unknown origin.

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