gimmick

英 [ˈɡɪmɪk]

美 [ˈɡɪmɪk]

n.  (为引人注意或诱人购买而搞的)花招，把戏，噱头

复数：gimmicks　第三人称单数：gimmicks　过去分词：gimmicked　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18498 / COCA.12796

牛津词典

noun

• （为引人注意或诱人购买而搞的）花招，把戏，噱头
  an unusual trick or unnecessary device that is intended to attract attention or to persuade people to buy sth
  1. a promotional/publicity/sales gimmick
     以推销 / 宣传 / 销售为目的的花招

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （引人注意或关注的）噱头，花招
  Agimmickis an unusual and unnecessary feature or action whose purpose is to attract attention or publicity.
  1. It is just a public relations gimmick...
     这只不过是一种公关伎俩。
  2. The exhibition is informative, up to date, and mercifully free of gimmicks.
     这个展览既能让人增长见识，又紧跟时代前沿，而且幸运的是没有华而不实的东西。

英英释义

noun

• any clever maneuver
  1. he would stoop to any device to win a point
  2. it was a great sales gimmick
  3. a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
  Synonym:devicetwist
• something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
  1. she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
  2. there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
  Synonym:doodaddoohickeydoojiggergizmogismogubbinsthingamabobthingumabobthingmabobthingamajigthingumajigthingmajigthingummywhatchamacallitwhatchamacallumwhatsiswidget
• a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
  1. it sounds good but what's the catch?
  Synonym:catch

双语例句

• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.
  他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
• Yet brokerage executives defended the gains, saying they were more than just an accounting gimmick.
  不过经纪公司的管理人员为此类所得进行了辩护，称这并不只是会计技巧。
• In the modern tradition, on the basis of the adornment gimmick, forms, porcelain, forming a new development has artistic features.
  现代古彩在继承传统的基础上，装饰手法、表现形式、瓷器造型都有发展，形成新的艺术特色。
• Some may say this is a gimmick to attract attention to the various business schools.
  一些人可能会说，这是商学院吸引人们关注的伎俩。
• Comes complete with a special gimmick on Bicycle stock and a full color, photo-illustrated instruction sheet.
  来完成一个特别的招数对自行车股票和全彩屏，图片，图文并茂，语言表。
• Stella: So you think he had some gimmick?
  史黛拉：所以你认为他有什麽秘密装置？
• The exhibition is informative, up to date, and mercifully free of gimmicks.
  这个展览既能让人增长见识，又紧跟时代前沿，而且幸运的是没有华而不实的东西。
• Early on, we learn: The new form of Free is not a gimmick, a trick to shift money from one pocket to another [ like razors and blades].
  在书的一开始，我们读到：新的免费形式不是把钱从一个人的口袋转到另一个人的口袋（就象剃刀和刀片那样）的伎俩。
• Of course, they are a bit of a publicity gimmick, but they work.
  当然，它们在某种程度上是一种宣传伎俩，但它们奏效了。
• Declaring independence is also a splendid marketing gimmick.
  宣布独立也是一个非常不错的营销伎俩。