so-and-so

英 [ˈsəʊ ən səʊ] 美 [ˈsoʊ ən soʊ]

n.  (指叫不上名字的人、物,或泛指)某某人(或事物); 恼人的家伙; 讨厌鬼

复数:so-and-sos

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牛津词典

noun

  1. (指叫不上名字的人、物,或泛指)某某人(或事物)
    used to refer to a person, thing, etc. when you do not know their name or when you are talking in a general way
    1. What would you say to Mrs So-and-so who has called to complain about a noisy neighbour?
      要是哪位太太嫌邻居太吵闹,打电话投诉,你跟她怎么说?
  2. 恼人的家伙;讨厌鬼
    an annoying or unpleasant person. People sometimes say so-and-so to avoid using an offensive word.
    1. He's an ungrateful so-and-so.
      他是个忘恩负义的家伙。

柯林斯词典

  1. PRON-SING (泛指)某某人,某某事
    You use so-and-so instead of a word, expression, or name when you are talking generally rather than giving a specific example of a particular thing.
    1. It would be a case of 'just do so-and-so and here's your cash'...
      就是这样一种情况,“只要干某某事,你就能拿到钱”。
    2. If Mrs So-and-so was ill then Mrs So-and-so down the street would go and clean for her.
      如果某某太太病了,那么她的街坊某某太太就会来为她打扫卫生。
  2. N-COUNT 讨厌鬼,笨蛋(用以代替脏字眼)
    People sometimes refer to another person as a so-and-so when they are annoyed with them or think that they are foolish. People often use so-and-so in order to avoid using a swear word.
    1. All her fault, the wicked little so-and-so.
      都是她的错,这个小坏东西。

双语例句

  1. It would be a case of 'just do so-and-so and here's your cash'
    就是这样一种情况,“只要干某某事,你就能拿到钱”。
  2. If Mrs So-and-so was ill then Mrs So-and-so down the street would go and clean for her.
    如果某某太太病了,那么她的街坊某某太太就会来为她打扫卫生。
  3. All her fault, the wicked little so-and-so.
    都是她的错,这个小坏东西。
  4. To Comrade so-and-so.
    某某同志留念。
  5. Dear Mr. so-and-so: May I draw your attention to the following.
    某先生台鉴。
  6. He's always claiming that so-and-so is his friend.
    他老说某某某是他的朋友。
  7. We chatted for a bit about people we knew in journalism, and I volunteered that so-and-so had just left his wife and was now shacked up with one of his underlings.
    聊了一阵我们在新闻业中的旧相识之后,我主动提到,某某某刚和老婆分手,现在正和一名下属同居。
  8. And if you can start off that next contact by saying, 'So-and-So recommended that I get in touch with you*' it takes a lot of the anxiety out of cold calling.
    你在联系他/她介绍的联系人时,可以先说某某建议我与您联系这会使你在进行电话推销时放松不少。
  9. If only I was as lucky as he. Or she. Or as so-and-so.
    如果我像他或者她或者某某那样幸运就好了。
  10. She had a plaintive way of saying," When Papa was rich we did so-and-so," which was very touching, and her long words were considered'perfectly elegant'by the girls.
    她说“爸爸有钱的那个时候我们如何如何”这句话时,悲哀婉转,令人感动,她拖长了的发音也被姑娘们视为“绝顶优雅”。
  11. Virtually every time you say that so-and-so has charisma, you're really talking about so-and-so's great personality.
    事实上,当你每次赞美某某有风范气质时,你其实就是在谈论他迷人的个人魅力。
  12. Later I seem to be applied, say I am so-and-so, live in YangYi.
    后来我好象还报了名号,说我是某某,住在杨一。
  13. What would you do if so-and-so approached you and demanded all your money?
    假如某某人走到你跟前要你把钱都交出来,你会怎么办?
  14. So deacon so-and-so can get a new benz?
    那些管事的人可以买一辆新的奔驰?
  15. To forget everything before it, or you are not fluent in the world of Maotou kid, always have cried if he is a well-known so-and-so, you may not be what it is!
    把以前的一切都忘掉吧,你还是那个不谙世事的毛头小子,如果口口声声都嚷着自己是著名的某某,那你就有可能什么都不是!
  16. Sometimes a detective can think about a whole lot of observations and suddenly realise that they fall into place and make sense if so-and-so did the murder.
    有时候,一个侦探能思考一大堆的观察,然后突然意识到,如果是某某人进行了谋杀,这些观察到的东西就有了条理、可以说得通了。
  17. Don't be afraid of doing it because so-and-so may laugh at you.
    不要因怕某人笑话你而害怕做那件事。
  18. All they ever do is gossip: so-and-so said such-and-such, and blah, blah, blah.
    他们所做的唯一一件事就是说长道短:某某人说了某某事以及诸如此类的废话。
  19. For example, if you ask," Why is so-and-so taking advantage of me?"
    比如你问:“为什么某某要利用我?”
  20. "Old man so-and-so just died and I have to go to order a coffin for him."
    “某位老人刚刚去世,我得去帮他订口棺材。”
  21. Let's suppose a Mr So-and-so registers at the hotel.
    咱们打个比方吧,有个某某先生来旅馆登记。
  22. The thought, So-and-so has betrayed me, protects us from the more painful thought, No one thinks about me.
    某某人背叛了我的想法,为我们打消了没有人惦记我这种更痛苦的想法。
  23. And then you say," don't do it to me, do it to somebody else, do it to so-and-so. "
    于是你就说,‘别这样对我,对别人去,对某某人去。’
  24. He says so-and-so would be offended.
    他说某某人恐怕要生气。
  25. The other day someone said that he was a "Krishnamurti-ite," whereas so-and-so belonged to another group.
    一天,有个人说他是个“克里希那姆提”派,而某某人属于另一个群体。
  26. What would MR and Mrs so-and-so from up the road say to that?
    从路那边过来的某某夫妇会对此说什么呢?
  27. They then say to themselves: If that were really true, we ought to see so-and-so.
    然后他们对自己说:假如它们是真的,我们应该看见某某。
  28. Never mind what so-and-so says.
    别管某某人怎么说。
  29. Our neighbour's a bad-tempered old so-and-so.
    我们的邻居是个脾气很坏的家伙。

英英释义

noun

  1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
    1. only a rotter would do that
    2. kill the rat
    3. throw the bum out
    4. you cowardly little pukes!
    5. the British call a contemptible person a `git'

    Synonym:    rotterdirty dogratskunkstinkerstinkpotbumpukecrumblowlifescum baggit