a small tool or device that does something useful小器具；小装置Extra Examples- We 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。
Topics Engineeringb1, Houses and homesb1, Shoppingb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + gadgetgadget + nounprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally in nautical use): probably from French gâchette ‘lock mechanism’ or from the French dialect word gagée ‘tool’.