| 释义 |
so-and-soˈso-and-so noun   - He'd say, "Lula, let's do so-and-so," and expect me to do it.
- Johnson was a mean old so-and-so.
- The paper is full of stories about how so-and-so violated this or that law.
- They're always gossiping about so-and-so having an affair with so-and-so.
when you cannot remember or do not use the exact name► what's-his-name/what's-her-name spoken informal say this when you cannot remember someone's name: · She was with what's-his-name - you know, the one who wears orange jeans.· Send the report to what's-her-name in Accounting. ► so-and-so an expression meaning a particular person, used especially when you are mentioning someone that another person often talks about, and their actual name is not important: · Whenever you ask her about anything it's always "so-and-so says this", or "so-and-so says that" -- she never gives her own honest opinion.· They're always gossiping about so-and-so having an affair with so-and-so. ► what's-its-name also whatsit especially British, /whatchamacallit American spoken informal say this when you cannot remember the name of something: · What you need is a what's-its-name ... a torque wrench.· Did you see that boy with the whatsit round his head?· "I'm going to have a whatchamacallit when I have a baby" - "What, you mean an epidural?" ► thingamijig also thingy British informal a small object that does a particular job, whose name you have forgotten or do not know: · They have to use a special thingamijig to undo the nuts.· What's that plastic thingy called? ► doodad/doohickey American a small object whose name you have forgotten or do not know: · She kept pressing the buttons on the remote control doodad.· What's this little doohickey for? ► such and such an expression meaning a particular thing, used instead of giving examples of what you are talking about: · Americans are very proud of their country -- they're always saying that such and such is the biggest in the whole world.such and such a person/place etc: · You can say to me, I want such and such a photographer, and I'll try to get them for you. 1[uncountable] used to refer to a particular person or thing when you do not give a specific name → such and such:  I’d find myself thinking, ‘I wonder what so-and-so is doing?’2[countable] a very unpleasant or unreasonable person – used when you want to avoid using a swear word: Peter can be a real so-and-so at times. |