英语词组bells and whistles是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

bells and whistles

Additional features, perhaps trendy or fancy ones, that are not required for an object's proper functioning. This darn car has so many bells and whistles that I can't figure out how to open the gas tank! Do you have any cell phones with fewer bells and whistles? I really don't need anything fancy.

bells and whistles

Fig. extra, fancy add-ons or gadgets. I like cars that are loaded with all the bells and whistles. All those bells and whistles add to the cost.

bells and whistles

You can call special features of something bells and whistles if they are not necessary parts of something, but are added to make the thing more attractive or interesting. A lot of people want anxiety-free products — simple items without lots of fancy bells and whistles and complex instructions. Note: In the past, organs were played in cinemas when silent films were shown. Some of these organs had devices attached to them which produced sound effects such as bells and whistles.

bells and whistles

attractive additional features or trimmings. informal

The bells and whistles originally referred to were those found on old fairground organs. Nowadays, the phrase is often used in computing jargon to mean ‘attractive but superfluous facilities’.

bells and ˈwhistles

attractive extra features: a software package with more new bells and whistles than ever

bells and whistles

n. extra, fancy gadgets. All those bells and whistles add to the cost.

bells and whistles

Extra fancy features, extravagant frills. The term dates from the second half of the 1900s, and it may allude to the features of a fairground organ. It has been applied to products, such as a computer or automobile, and also to services. A business columnist in the New York Times, describing Cathay Airlines’s first-class amenities such as a full-size bed and an on-demand entertainment system, wrote, “So what do business travelers have to say about all the bells and whistles? Not a whole lot; their focus is on time management” (Sept. 28, 2004).

词组	bells and whistles
释义	bells and whistles Theme: GADGET n. extra, fancy gadgets. I like machines with all the bells and whistles.All those bells and whistles add to the cost. Idiom bells and whistles the things that something, especially a device or machine, has or does that are not necessary but that make it more exciting or interesting. Your computer software may have all the latest bells and whistles, but is it good value for money? bells and whistles noun 1 entertaining features that are not necessary to a computer program US, 1983. 2 extra features designed by underwriters to attract investors in a bond issue US, 1988 idiombells and whistlesextra features added to a product that are not necessary but will make people think that it is special:We can't put the bells and whistles onto a job that will only bring us £2000 of income.Many computer users will never need half the bells and whistles in this word-processing package. bells and whistles Additional features, perhaps trendy or fancy ones, that are not required for an object's proper functioning. This darn car has so many bells and whistles that I can't figure out how to open the gas tank! Do you have any cell phones with fewer bells and whistles? I really don't need anything fancy. bells and whistles Fig. extra, fancy add-ons or gadgets. I like cars that are loaded with all the bells and whistles. All those bells and whistles add to the cost. bells and whistles You can call special features of something bells and whistles if they are not necessary parts of something, but are added to make the thing more attractive or interesting. A lot of people want anxiety-free products — simple items without lots of fancy bells and whistles and complex instructions. Note: In the past, organs were played in cinemas when silent films were shown. Some of these organs had devices attached to them which produced sound effects such as bells and whistles. bells and whistles attractive additional features or trimmings. informal The bells and whistles originally referred to were those found on old fairground organs. Nowadays, the phrase is often used in computing jargon to mean ‘attractive but superfluous facilities’. bells and ˈwhistles attractive extra features: a software package with more new bells and whistles than ever bells and whistles n. extra, fancy gadgets. All those bells and whistles add to the cost. bells and whistles Extra fancy features, extravagant frills. The term dates from the second half of the 1900s, and it may allude to the features of a fairground organ. It has been applied to products, such as a computer or automobile, and also to services. A business columnist in the New York Times, describing Cathay Airlines’s first-class amenities such as a full-size bed and an on-demand entertainment system, wrote, “So what do business travelers have to say about all the bells and whistles? Not a whole lot; their focus is on time management” (Sept. 28, 2004).
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