gubbins

• 主要用于英式英语的非正式名词，指名称已忘记或不知道的未指明事物，常暗示各种零碎物件或小装置。

An informal noun, primarily used in British English, referring to something unspecified whose name is forgotten or unknown, often denoting miscellaneous items or gadgets.

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1. Unspecified items or thingsB2informalbritish

   Used to refer to something whose name is forgotten or not known; a thingamajig or whatsit.

   那个东西

   • Pass me that little gubbins on the table, will you?
   • I need to fix the gubbins inside the remote control.
   • He was fiddling with some electronic gubbins all afternoon.

   同义词doodaddoohickeygizmothingamabobthingamajigthingummywhatchamacallit

2. Nonsense or rubbishB2informalbritish

   Something considered worthless, trivial, or of poor quality.

   废話

   • Don't talk such gubbins!
   • The article was full of gubbins and no real facts.
   • He bought a load of gubbins from the market that broke immediately.

   同义词balderdashbunkumdrivelgarbagehogwashmalarkeynonsenserubbishtommyrottwaddle