gizmo

noun

1. 小玩意儿；小装置
   a general word for a small piece of equipment, often one that does sth in a new and clever way

1. N-COUNT 小玩意儿；小装置
   A gizmo is a device or small machine which performs a particular task, usually in a new and efficient way. People often use gizmo to refer to a device or machine when they do not know what it is really called.
   1. ...a plastic gizmo for holding a coffee cup on the dashboard.
      汽车仪表盘上放咖啡杯的塑料装置

1. Rubin claims the gizmo can even improve your sex life.
   鲁宾说这个小发明甚至能提高你的性生活。
2. Hundreds of frustrated owners of the latest gizmo from Apple claim to have had issues with Siri, the iPhone4s's key feature, which was launched earlier this month.
   苹果最新的发明让这些买主都崩溃了，他们表示搞不定Siri。在本月早些时候发布的iPhone4s的主要卖点就是Siri语音识别功能。
3. The device will make waiting hours for a phone to charge a thing of the past and the gizmo packs more energy into a smaller space than traditional phone batteries and holds the charge for longer.
   该设备有可能让数小时的手机充电成为过去，并且这项发明比传统手机电池能够在更小空间存储更多的电量，并使被充电的设备能使用更长时间。
4. That is, clearly, an enormous step forward for a gizmo that has the functionality of the Apple Watch.
   让一个小玩意能够拥有苹果手表这样的功能，这显然是巨大的进步。
5. And just like Shadow is there for McManus, Gizmo knew when I needed him most and was always at my side.
   和影子一样，小玩意总是直到我需要什么，总是陪伴在我左右。
6. Buying up or licensing the latest technological gizmo is nothing new in the arms race that has broken out among the world's top smartphone makers.
   在全球主要智能手机厂商之间爆发的竞赛中，收购最新技术或获取新技术授权都不新鲜。
7. Before Chica, I had the privilege of raising Gizmo, an Australian Shepherd, for about 10 years before he passed away due to illness.
   在影子以前，我有一个叫小玩意的狗，它是只澳大利亚牧羊犬。我们在一起生活了10年，最后它生病去世了。
8. To be sure, the svelte gizmo sports a plethora of improvements over its numbered predecessor, the iPad 2.
   的确，这个纤薄的小玩意比起前辈iPad2有着大量的改进。
9. As a white-space gizmo moves around a city, the channels it can use will change, depending on how close it gets to various transmitters.
   当一个空白字符的小发明灾城市内移动，它所能使用的频道是依据它的频谱与各种信号传输器有多接近。
10. Thanks to a new gizmo, you now just need to face the music and dance.
    幸亏有一项新发明，现候，你只要临危不惧，翩翩起舞就可以了。
11. One such gizmo, on display at the show, can spoon-feed the elderly.
    展会上有一个小机器人，能给老人喂饭。
12. After installing the application you will be able to create an account or use the existing Gizmo username and password.
    在安装应用以后您能创造帐户或使用现有的小玩意儿用户名和密码。
13. Gizmo Drive serves two main purposes: virtual CD-ROM drive ( ISO/ IMG files) and encrypted, virtual hard drive.
    主要用于两种目的：虚拟光盘驱动器（ISO/IMG文件）和加密的虚拟硬盘驱动器。
14. Install the Gizmo client onto your device to start making internet calls and using instant messaging ( IM) and Presence.
    安装在您的设备上的小玩意儿客户开始打互联网电话和使用立即传讯（IM）和存在。
15. Placing two spoons in a bottle ( after drinking its content) and then smacking the bottle is one such gizmo.
    将两支小汤匙放进瓶子中（是喝光了的空瓶），然后拍击空瓶，就是这样一个小玩意儿。
16. That gizmo there is actually the key to move forward.
    这个东西确实是前进的钥匙。
17. It's not naturai to taik into a piastic gizmo to someone you can't even see!
    对着个塑料玩意和你看不见的人说话很不自然！

noun

1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

   Synonym:    appliancecontraptioncontrivanceconveniencegadgetgismowidget

2. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
   1. she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
   2. there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use

   Synonym:    doodaddoohickeydoojiggergimmickgismogubbinsthingamabobthingumabobthingmabobthingamajigthingumajigthingmajigthingummywhatchamacallitwhatchamacallumwhatsiswidget