gadg·et
noun/ˈɡædʒɪt/
/ˈɡædʒɪt/
- a small tool or device that does something useful
小器具；小装置 - We live in a world filled with high-tech gadgets.
我们生活的世界满是高科技小器具。
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringb1, Houses and homesb1, Shoppingb1- She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.
她发明了一种灵巧的小工具，用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。 - kids that hassle their parents to buy the latest electronic gadget
缠着父母购买时新小型电子装备的孩子 - Modern gadgets like these make a huge difference to home life.
像这样的现代小装置使家庭生活大变样。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- mobile
- …
- use
- design
- develop
- …
- lover
- freak
- geek
- …
- gadget for
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally in nautical use): probably from French gâchette ‘lock mechanism’ or from the French dialect word gagée ‘tool’. - We live in a world filled with high-tech gadgets.