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复数形式
contraptions
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装置, 发明
a device or machine that is often unusual or complicated, made for a specific job
- He built a contraption in his garage that automatically waters his plants when they get too dry.
他在车库里造了一个装置，当植物太干时会自动给它们浇水。
- The inventor showcased his latest contraption at the science fair, which could peel an apple in ten seconds flat.
发明家在科学博览会上展示了他的最新装置，可以在十秒钟内削一个苹果。
- The old man tinkered away in his workshop, constructing a contraption to help him collect apples from the tallest branches.
老人在他的工作室里修修补补，建造了一个装置来帮助他从最高的树枝上收集苹果。
- The children were fascinated by the contraption in the museum that demonstrated how butter was churned in the past.
孩子们被博物馆里展示过去如何搅拌黄油的装置迷住了。
- She used a homemade contraption to hang her laundry on the line efficiently, despite the windy weather.
尽管天气多风，她还是用一个自制的装置有效地把衣服挂在绳子上。