gadget
n. 小玩意; 小配件; 小装置
A gadget is a small machine or device which does something useful. You sometimes refer to something as a gadget when you are suggesting that it is complicated and unnecessary.
...kitchen gadgets including toasters, kettles and percolators.
烤面包机、水壶、滴滤式咖啡壶等厨用小家电
...the latest gadget for the technology obsessed: pocket-sized computers that you write on with a pen.
面向科技发烧友的最新玩意儿:可在上面用笔书写的袖珍电脑
1. a device that is very useful for a particular job
Like any gadget, the future home will only as good as its weakest link.
像任何新发明一样, 未来的住宅几乎就是系统中最薄弱的环节.
Must a competitively priced new gadget come at the cost of young lives?
我们必须要牺牲年轻的生命来换取具有价格竞争力的新设备 吗 ?
The safety gadget on the door is very useful against burglary.
门上的保险装置对防盗非常有用.
The ultimate retail gadget , though , is the REC's smart shopping trolley.
零售终端设备, 就是REC里的顾客用的手推车.
But the new gadget onslaught seems the biggest ever.
但这种新的小玩意儿的来势似乎比以往任何时候都猛烈.