a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident同义词:catch
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known同义词:doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
any clever maneuver同义词:device, twist
例句
The pretty girl on the cover of the pictorial is just a sales gimmick.画报的封面上印上美女不过是吸引顾客的一种生意眼。
The pretty girl on the cover of the book is just a sales gimmick.书封面上印上美女不过是吸引顾客的一种生意眼。
详细解释
gim.mick n.(名词) A device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick, especially a mechanism for the secret and dishonest control of gambling apparatus.暗机关:一种用来欺骗、行骗或欺诈的装置,尤指秘密地和欺骗地控制赌博器具的机械装置An innovative or unusual mechanical contrivance; a gadget.小新发明:一种创新的和特别的机械发明;小玩意儿 An innovative stratagem or scheme employed especially to promote a project:伎俩,花招:一种创新的计策或计划,尤指促进一计划:例句:an advertising gimmick.一则广告伎俩 A significant feature that is obscured, misrepresented, or not readily evident; a catch.诡计,诈欺:不很明显的、误传的或模糊的重要特征;诡计A small object whose name does not come readily to mind.没定好名字的小物件v.tr.(及物动词)gim.micked,gim.mick.ing,gim.micks To add gimmicks to; clutter with gadgets or attention-getting details. Often used withup. 用暗机关于:用暗机关于;被小玩意和引人注意的小东西弄得乱七八糟。常与up 连用 To change or affect by means of a gimmick.用暗机关改变或影响 来源:[Origin unknown] [语源不明] 【引伸】 gim.micky adj.(形容词)