gadget
n. 小玩意; 小配件; 小裝置
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.
烤麵包機、水壺、滴濾式咖啡壺等廚用小家電
...the latest gadget for the technology obsessed: pocket-sized computers that you write on with a pen.
面向科技發燒友的最新玩意兒:可在上面用筆書寫的袖珍電腦
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.
像任何新發明一樣, 未來的住宅幾乎就是系統中最薄弱的環節.
Must a competitively priced new gadget come at the cost of young lives?
我們必須要犧牲年輕的生命來換取具有價格競爭力的新裝置 嗎 ?
The safety gadget on the door is very useful against burglary.
門上的保險裝置對防盜非常有用.
The ultimate retail gadget , though , is the REC's smart shopping trolley.
零售終端裝置, 就是REC裡的顧客用的手推車.
But the new gadget onslaught seems the biggest ever.
但這種新的小玩意兒的來勢似乎比以往任何時候都猛烈.