n. (用来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 thingy的复数
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N-COUNT (用来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 thingy when you do not know or cannot be bothered to use the proper word or name for them.
...the new phone thingy. 那个新电话什么的
...what's his name, Sir Jack Thingy. 他叫什么来着,杰克什么爵士
Sounds like one of those symptom thingies. 听起来可以算一种症状。
Why do thingies get hard? 为什么小弟弟会变硬?
And yanked the little thingies off before I had to answer. 在我回答前把机器扯掉了。
And K& B Innovations in Oconomowac creates "Shrinky Dinks", which are little plastic thingies that kids can color and then shrink in the oven. 奥康纳默瓦克的K&B创新有限公司创造了“收缩丁克”,小孩子能在这种塑料质地的小玩意上着色并将其置于烤箱中烘烤缩小。
I have a company car, a laptop and am meant to have one of those Blackberry thingies. 公司为我配备了专车、笔记本电脑、以后还打算配一款黑莓通讯设备。
But, you know, they gave me one of those electronic bracelet thingies, you know? 但是你知道他们给我戴上了一种电子脚铐你知道吗?
I've got no claws, no wings, no venom, even mantis has those* thingies. 我没爪子,没翅膀,没毒牙,甚至连螳螂的镰刀都没有。