contraption
玩意儿
definition
noun
There are the flying machines and steam contraptions , technology from a fantastic version of the industrial age.
a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe.
example
It took old-fashioned rocket science to put the 'contraption' into orbit on September 27 last year.
Bodies were needed to carry the 'contraption' , for it had no wheels.
The noisy 'contraption' of an elevator stopped once it reached the bottom of the shaft.
The mechanised 'contraption' rattled its way over the rolling hills.
A flood light granted sight to the strangest mechanical 'contraption' any of them had ever seen.
Also displayed are two power-gliders, which are two-seater 'contraptions' powered by small engines.
It was at least twice as big as a normal airplane hangar, with strange looking 'contraptions' flying about.
For example, the machines might resemble the 'contraptions' used by the state lottery agencies to determine winning numbers.
You find strange 'contraptions' made of rubber and metal lying around in the basement.
People taking rides on giant wheels and similar 'contraptions' should be warned that they are taking a risk.
His shoes were strange 'contraptions' bound in metal strips and leather ties.
At first, you might think that writing about mechanical 'contraptions' could end up being an extremely boring and dry endeavour.
Giant machines and preternatural 'contraptions' can dominate the landscape.
Neither of them wore gear and they were using some sort of strange cardboard 'contraptions' as nets but they were wearing skates and they had sticks in their hands.
Fruit machines used to be pretty simple 'contraptions' , but you'd need a mathematics degree to operate them these days.
Sadly, none of a myriad of ingenious 'contraptions' , despite inventors' claims, puts forth more energy than it absorbs.
There are the flying machines and steam 'contraptions' , technology from a fantastic version of the industrial age.
No longer the wooden 'contraptions' of yore, they are powered by large diesel sets.
Some of his 'contraptions' do not have steering wheels and he still calls them ‘cars’.
Undoubtedly the 'contraptions' and apparatuses in Keaton's films are the basis for his gags.
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