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

• It's not a real education policy, it's just a gimmick to win votes.
  这不是什么真正的教育政策，只不过是赢选票的花招罢了。
• 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 advertisement is just a gimmick to make consumers buy their products.
  宣传只是一种使消费者买他们产品的花招。
• Look for a marketable gimmick.
  寻找销售噱头。
• 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。
• The tax cut is widely disparaged by senators from both parties as a budget gimmick.
  两个党派的参议员们普遍对作为预算噱头的税收削减嗤之以鼻。
• 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。
• 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。
• I hope you're enjoying the hard times Barack Obama has brought with his hope and change gimmick.
  但愿你能悦纳和享受这个困难时期新总统的花招，所谓希望和改革的政策。
• But the contextualization of worship is more than a gimmick to make worship interesting.
  但是崇拜处境化的目的，不只是为了使崇拜有趣和丰富而已。