whatchamacallit

whatchamacallit

1. 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”?

2. 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。

3. 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?

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