whatchamacallum
['wɔtʃəmə.kɔ:lit]
[ whatchamacallum ]
n. <口>某某, 那东西(用以称呼一时想不起名称的人或东西)
=what-do-you-call-it
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whatchamacallum
名词 whatchamacallum:
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
同义词：doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatsis, widget
whatchamacallum
■I forget what the thing I need is called, so I just call it a whatchamacallit.
哎，在这种情况下，不就像我们在中文里说的“那个叫什么来啦”？
■Bring me the whatchamacallit so I can loose this bolt.
把那东西拿给我，我要放松这个螺丝。
■LL: Exactly. But you cannot tell a shop clerk "I want to buy whatchamacallit".
那当然哟，要是你对店员说你想买那个叫什么来啦，他怎么知道你要什么呢？