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gizmo

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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giz·mo /ˈɡɪzməʊ $ -moʊ/ noun (plural gizmos) [countable] informal  TZTOOLa small piece of equipment – used when you cannot remember or do not know its correct name 小玩意儿,小东西〔指忘记或不知道名称的东西〕 SYN gadget
Examples from the Corpus
gizmoEach isolated farm has electricity, a newish car or two and is full of gadgets and gizmos.He didn't seem to miss the gadgets and gizmos, though.In the works as well are touch-screen pump menus and other electronic gizmos.Some may even love all those silly electronic gizmos you want to wow them with.And in this issue, I review yet another anti-heron gizmo which switches on the fountain when the heron alights.The latest is an outpatient procedure with a new gizmo that removes throat tissues with radio frequencies.Tian yanked a black plastic gizmo out of the box.Children used to computer games will enjoy this, but the gizmos will soon seem out of date.
giz·mo nounChineseSyllable
piece Corpus equipment you of when a small used


gizmo
gizmo /ˈɡɪzməʊ $ -moʊ/ noun (plural gizmos) [countable] informal
a small piece of equipment – used when you cannot remember or do not know its correct name
   SYN  gadget


gizmo (also gismo) BrE /ˈɡɪzməʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɪzmoʊ/ 🔊 noun (informal) (
plural
gizmos
, gismos
)
a general word for a small piece of equipment, often one that does sth in a new and clever way 小玩意儿;小装置