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doohickey

/ˈduhɪki/

Meanings
noun

小玩意，东西，玩意儿

A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)

Examples :

"What does this doohickey do?"
这小玩意是干什么用的？
thing

Related Words

Illustration recall

recall noun

/rɪˈkɔl/

召回，忆起。

"The recall of the school bus was necessary after a safety inspection. "

在安全检查后，召回校车是很有必要的。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration thing

thing noun

/θɪŋ/

东西，事物，事情

"My favorite thing about school is the library. "

我最喜欢的学校的事儿就是图书馆。

Illustration cannot

cannot noun

/kəˈnɑt/ /kæˈnɒt/ /kə(n)ˈnɑt/

不可能的事，办不到的事

"the cans and cannots"

能做到的和做不到的事

Illustration this

this noun

/ðəs/

这个，这。

"This book is my favorite. "

这本书是我最喜欢的。

Illustration name

name noun

/neɪm/

名字，名称。

"My sister's name is Emily. "

我妹妹的名字叫艾米丽。

Illustration what

what adverb

/wɔt/ /wʌt/ [wʌɾ] /wɒt/

蛤, 啊。

"My brother said he was going to help with the dishes. What, he's never done a chore before! "

我弟弟说他要帮忙洗碗。蛤，他以前从来不做家务的！

Illustration whose

whose pronoun

/huːz/

谁的

"Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?"

好几个人都丢了行李箱，你找到的是谁的？

Illustration refer

refer verb

/ɹɪˈfɜː/ /ɹɪˈfɝ/

提到，参考。

"The teacher referred the student to the library for more information on the topic. "

老师建议这位学生去图书馆查阅更多关于这个话题的信息。

Illustration vague

vague noun

/veɪɡ/

漫无目的，含糊不清。

"Her latest project proposal was dismissed by the board; it was a vague of unconnected ideas lacking a central theme. "

她最新的项目提案被董事会驳回了；它简直是一堆漫无目的、毫无关联的想法，缺乏中心主题。

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

使用，利用。

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

这个学生使用计算器来解决这道数学题。

Illustration does

does verb

/dəʊz/ /doʊz/

是，做，表示强调

"Does she need help with her homework? "

她真的需要帮助做作业吗？