"doohickeys" in Chinese (Simplified)
小玩意儿小东西
Definition
“Doohickeys”是一个非正式词,指一些不记得名字的小物件、小工具或小玩意儿。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
很口语化、幽默。常见于日常对话,与“thingamajig”等类似。不适合正式场合。用来指名称忘记或不重要的小物件。
Examples
Can you hand me those doohickeys on the table?
你能把桌上的那些**小玩意儿**递给我吗?
She keeps all her sewing doohickeys in a box.
她把所有缝纫用的**小东西**都放在一个盒子里。
These doohickeys are hard to fix without instructions.
这些**小玩意儿**没有说明书很难修。
Pass me one of those doohickeys—you know, the thing with the red button.
把那个有红色按钮的**小玩意儿**递给我吧。
I bought a few doohickeys at the gadget store, but I'm not sure what they all do.
我在小玩意儿店买了几个**小东西**,但不确定它们都做什么用。
Every drawer in his house is full of random doohickeys he never uses.
他家每个抽屉里都塞满了用不上的**小玩意儿**。