a small tool or device that does something useful 小器具;小装置 Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringb1, Houses and homesb1, Shoppingb1We live in a world filled with high-tech gadgets. 我们生活的世界满是高科技小器具。 She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts. 她发明了一种灵巧的小工具,用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。 kids that hassle their parents to buy the latest electronic gadget 缠着父母购买时新小型电子装备的孩子 Modern gadgets like these make a huge difference to home life. 像这样的现代小装置使家庭生活大变样。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
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- gadget for
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally in nautical use): probably from French gâchette ‘lock mechanism’ or from the French dialect word gagée ‘tool’.