名词某人,某件东西
1. 某人:thingumbob 某人 | thingummy 某人 | think a lot of 看重
1. (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 as thingummy ,thingummyjig or thingummybob when you do not know or cannot be bothered to use the proper word or name for them.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
noun
1. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
e.g. she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
Synonym: doodaddoohickeydoojiggergimmickgizmogismogubbinsthingamabobthingumabobthingmabobthingamajigthingumajigthingmajigwhatchamacallitwhatchamacallumwhatsiswidget