Rube Goldberg
美 [?rub ?ɡo?ld?b?rɡ]
英 [?ru?b ?ɡ??ldb??ɡ] 
- adj.結構過于復雜的;不實用的
- 網絡戈德堡;伯格;魯布·戈德堡
英漢雙解
1. | 結構過于復雜的;不實用的having a very complicated design, especially when used to perform a very simple task; not practical |
— see also
Heath Robinson
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
And we came up with some parameters that -- you know, building a Rube Goldberg machine has limitations, but it also is pretty wide open.
我們提出了幾套方案--要知道,制造一套魯賓·戈德堡裝置是有很多局限的,但發揮的空間也很廣。
Another Rube Goldberg machine, it was to be built like a pier.
這又是一個小題大做的機器,這臺機器的樣子將會像碼頭一樣。
But if Rube Goldberg machines and video poetry aren't quite your cup of tea, how about this.
但是如果你對魯布·戈德堡機器或視頻詩沒興趣看看這個怎樣?
But the wit is not simply about Rube Goldberg-ian chain-reaction gags (though you'll find a few of those).
這種智慧不是RubeGoldberg-ian連鎖反應所約束的(盡管你會發現其中的幾個)。
They are a result of the way that the brain, a Rube Goldberg mental contraption, processes memory.
它們是大腦這個復雜的精神裝置處理記憶的結果。
As Joe reality-tests lightning rods at Steve's company and troubleshoots with Rube Goldberg resourcefulness, high jinks ensue.
當喬在史蒂夫的公司里實際測試避雷針,并且和足智多謀的魯伯·勾德伯格(RubeGoldberg)充當故障檢修員的時候,狂歡作樂接連發生。
A cross between that and maybe a little-known film we saw on Rube Goldberg and his ways.
混合那個和一些我們在哥德堡和在路上時看到的一些小眾電影的特色。
We kept saying Rube Goldberg, but I found this English guy named W.
我們一直在強調華而不實,但我發現這個叫W。
The system is more complex. What has been legislated is a Rube Goldberg contraption.
系統更復雜了,被立法的是收保護費的黑幫。
And they explained that they wanted kind of a Rube Goldberg machine.
他們解釋說他們想要一個類似魯賓·戈德堡裝置那樣的機器。