paraphernalia

英 [ˌpærəfəˈneɪliə]

美 [ˌpærəfərˈneɪliə]

n.  (尤指某活动所需的)装备，大量用品，私人物品

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.18516 / COCA.15134

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指某活动所需的）装备，大量用品，私人物品
  a large number of objects or personal possessions, especially the equipment that you need for a particular activity
  1. skiing paraphernalia
     滑雪装备
  2. an electric kettle and all the paraphernalia for making tea and coffee
     电水壶及沏茶冲咖啡的全套用具

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （某人携带的或与特定活动有关的）大量物品，全套装备
  You can refer to a large number of objects that someone has with them or that are connected with a particular activity asparaphernalia.
  1. ...a large courtyard full of builders' paraphernalia...
     堆满建筑工人所需装备的大庭院
  2. Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays and other paraphernalia associated with smoking.
     扔掉所有香烟、烟灰缸和与吸烟有关的其他物品。
• N-UNCOUNT 繁琐手续；繁文缛节
  If you disapprove of the things and events that are involved in a particular system or activity, and you think they are unnecessary, you can refer to them asparaphernalia.
  1. The public don't necessarily want the paraphernalia of a full hearing.
     公众并不一定希望走全面听证的复杂程序。

英英释义

noun

• equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
  Synonym:gearappurtenance

双语例句

• To protect this double "paraphernalia," Maria at smashing showering, legs insured for 10 million dollars.
  为了保护这双生财工具，玛丽亚不惜砸重金，为玉腿投保了10亿美元。
• Without any of the paraphernalia.
  却没带任何随身用具。
• Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays and other paraphernalia associated with smoking.
  扔掉所有香烟、烟灰缸和与吸烟有关的其他物品。
• Why did you bring all that paraphernalia? We shall only be away for two days.
  为什么你把那些不必要的东西都带来呢？我们只离开两天呀！
• Give your users all the paraphernalia of modern Web sites so they can write their own code and mash-ups.
  为您的用户提供所有现代Web站点具备的工具，使他们能够编写自己的代码并进行组合。
• He was glad to be free of the paraphernalia of smoking.
  他很高兴自己没有吸烟的那套用具。
• She had all her sewing paraphernalia spread across the table.
  她把所有的针线活摊开在桌子上面。
• We met the top managers, were given an assortment of paraphernalia and best of all, were fed.
  我们与最高层管理者见面，得到了准确定位，而且最重要的是，我们都得到了吹捧。
• In a 90-minute interview in his spacious but cluttered office, surrounded by books, piles of papers and Yomiuri Giants paraphernalia, Mr Watanabe says he felt compelled to step into a void left by politicians.
  在其办公室内，渡边恒雄接受了一次90分钟的采访。他的办公室宽敞但杂乱，堆满了书籍、报纸和读卖巨人军器材。他表示，他觉得自己有必要填补一个由政客留下的空白。
• That fascination eventually inspired him to create what must be one of the most extensive collections of "lotus" paraphernalia and become one of the foremost experts on the subject.
  这最终促使他收藏了大量有关“金莲”的文物，并成为这个领域的最重要的专家之一。