thingummy

英 [ˈθɪŋəmi]

美 [ˈθɪŋəmi]

n.  (指不知、或忘记、或不想提及其名)某某，那个人，那东西

复数：thingummies　

牛津词典

noun

• （指不知、或忘记、或不想提及其名）某某，那个人，那东西
  used to refer to a person or thing whose name you do not know or have forgotten, or which you do not want to mention
  1. It's one of those thingummies for keeping papers together.
     那是存放文件的玩意儿。
  2. Is thingummy going to be there? You know, that woman from the Sales Department?
     某某人会去那儿吗？你知道，就是销售部的那个女的。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (指代不知其名或不愿用确切词汇或固有名称指称的人或物)那人，那东西，某某
  You refer to something or someone asthingummy,thingummyjigorthingummybobwhen you do not know or cannot be bothered to use the proper word or name for them.
  1. I once bought a thingummy out of one of those catalogues...
     我曾经买过那些目录里的一样东西。
  2. I must say, I mean, it sounded like er thingummyjig all over again without the politics.
     我得说，我的意思是，没有了政治后，那一切听上去又像，嗯，那个什么什么了。

英英释义

noun

• 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:doodaddoohickeydoojiggergimmickgizmogismogubbinsthingamabobthingumabobthingmabobthingamajigthingumajigthingmajigwhatchamacallitwhatchamacallumwhatsiswidget

双语例句

• I once bought a thingummy out of one of those catalogues
  我曾经买过那些目录里的一样东西。
• Is thingummy coming this afternoon?
  那个谁今天下午要来吗？