doohickey

• n. 窍门；小玩意；装置

俚语，来自doodad和hickey的组合词。

doohickey (n.)

also doohicky, a name for something one doesn't know the name of, 1914, American English, arbitrary formation.

1. I want the doohickey in the middle of the bench.

在板凳当中的那个,给你. Larry,这个东西是干什么用的?

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2. A doohickey is an apple corer, peeler and slicer.

这是个集(果实)去心, 削皮和切片为一体的小装置.

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3. This doohickey is one of the greatest inventions of all time.

在板凳当中的那个,给你.

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4. LL: Put the apple here like this And then turn the handle the doohickey.

这玩艺儿既能削皮,挖掉苹果的核还能把苹果切成片,有这么多功能呀.

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5. LL : Well, first you stick the entire doohickey on a flat surface of a table.

先把这工具放在平的桌面上.我来试试, 看看这个东西是怎么切苹果的.

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