英 [ˈθɪŋəməbɒb]
n. 某人;某东西(对不知名或暂时忘记名字的人或事物的代称,等于 thingumabob)
thingumabob //
名词 a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked (指不知其名、忘记其名或故意不提及其名的)某某人; 某某物 (See also thingumajig, thingamajig, thingummy)
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
同义词: doodad / doohickey / doojigger / gimmick / gizmo / gismo / gubbins / thingumabob / thingmabob / thingamajig / thingumajig / thingmajig / thingummy / whatchamacallit / whatchamacallum / whatsis / widget
... 绿灯行(Grean Means Go) 某个东西(Thingamabob) 降落在绿藻上(Rise and Fall of the Green Empire) ...
防
Thingamabob nearly got run over this morning!
今天早上差点被车撞了!
No company wants to release Doodad 3 when its chief rival is launching Thingamabob 4, for fear of apparently lagging behind.
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