whatnot

英 [ˈwɒtnɒt]

美 [ˈwɑːtnɑːt]

n.  (由于拿不准而不指名)某种东西，不可名状的东西

复数：whatnots　过去分词：whatnotted　

BNC.37416 / COCA.20676

牛津词典

noun

• （由于拿不准而不指名）某种东西，不可名状的东西
  used when you are referring to sth, but are not being exact and do not mention its name
  1. It's a new firm. They make toys and whatnot.
     这是家新的公司。他们制作玩具和别的小玩意儿。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 这一类的东西;诸如此类的东西
  People sometimes say 'and whatnot' or 'or whatnot' after mentioning one or more things, to refer in a vague way to other things which are similar.
  1. The women were there in their jeans and T-shirts and overalls and whatnot...
     女人们穿着牛仔裤、T恤、工装裤等等这类衣服在那个地方。
  2. The council can send messages or letters or whatnot in Spanish to their constituents.
     地方议会可以用西班牙文给其选民寄送通知、信件等类似的东西。

英英释义

noun

• miscellaneous curios
  Synonym:bric-a-bracknickknacknicknackknickknackery

双语例句

• I like to read books on different topics-medicine, energy, arts and whatnot.
  我喜欢看各种不同科目的书，像医学、能源、艺术等等。
• And get some extra wire and tools and whatnot.
  去取些铁丝和工具之类的。
• Men around her pull on futuristic trousers with zips and whatnot.
  她周围的人裤子拉链拉上未来等等。
• Are you touching it and whatnot?
  你碰过它或者怎么地？
• That'll leave you a bit of time so that you can get the table set and whatnot.
  那会给你剩一点时间，这样你就可以做摆桌子之类事情。
• It turns out not, but it does evince the fact that we have some basic syntax like mathematics and equal signs and whatnot with which we can now start using for more useful purposes.
  结果不是那样的，但这的确有个事实，我们有些基本的运算法则和等号和，其他一些东西，用来为我们一些，更多有用的目的而服务的。
• Let's meet on Friday night and we can get dinner and whatnot.
  我们周五晚上见吧，可以吃个饭什么的。
• In the past, when caravans had come to the whatnot tree, the people had eaten its poisonous fruits and died in their sleep during the night.
  在过去，当商队来到这棵无名树下，那些吃了这毒果的人都会在晚上的睡梦中死去。
• They were all hungry, and the whatnot fruits looked like delicious ripe mangoes.
  他们都很饿了，无名树的果实看起来象熟了的芒果那么美味。
• Many of the thousands of speakers, chargers and whatnot sold for the iPod and iPhone are designed to have the device slot directly into the accessory.
  因为，为iPod和iPhone设计的各式各样的扬声器、充电器以及其他不知名的配件都是直接插到设备接口上。