VOA慢速英语:What Is That Thing Called?

短语讲解：

1. The dictionary lists a lot of strange words as synonyms for doohickey.

a lot of 诸多; 许多的
例句：He is a man with a lot of experience under his belt.
他是个阅历很深的人。

2. But you might hear them in informal American English, when people are talking to each other.

each other 相互
例句：All things are interrelated and interact on each other.
一切事物互相联系并相互作用。

3. It says words like these are usually nouns and “can be used for people, objects and places.

be used for 用来做…
例句：The call subroutine is used for this sentence.
这个语句是用来调用子程序。

4. Still, a recent search of Google News showed the word was used in more than 1,000 news articles in just a couple months.

more than 多于
例句：There is more than a whiff of propaganda.
所含之宣传实在不止一点点。