J
(also
j)
/d3ei/ noun [C, U]
(pi Js,
J’s, j’s /d3eiz/) the 10th letter
of the English alphabet A ip X If A (ft II 10 X? : ‘Jelly’
begins with (a) J/‘J’. * jelly — ift \>X ¥ # j
ja /jar/ exclamation (SAfrE, informal) yes M ; M jab /d3asb/ verb, noun
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verb (-bb-) ~ (sth) (in sb/sth) |
~ (at sth) | ~ sb/sth (with
sth) to push a pointed
object into sb/sth, or in the direction of sb/sth, with a sudden strong
movement Dt;
#1; M; EEEJprod: [VN] She jabbed him in
the ribs with her finger. jdfc
IS 7 iM o 0 She
jabbed her finger in his
ribs. 7 MM 0 0 [V]
He jabbed at the picture with his finger, DcgUft
mmo O The boxer jabbed at
his opponent. isctjXfft X®3r<,
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noun 1 a sudden strong hit
with sth pointed or with a
fist (= a tightly closed
hand) ft; jpj; jflj; :
She gave him a jab in the stomach with her elbow. M EM JftffiMMJttXo o a boxer’s left jab
% 2 (BrE, informal) an injection to help prevent you from
catching a disease jilt; a flu jab
jab ber /'d3aeb0(r)/ verb (disapproving) to talk quickly and
in an excited way so that it is difficult to understand what you are saying
&4E ( J ) (ftftMX J#Jfeifc
BCE1 gabble: [V] What is he jabbering about now? fife
A: 9fl.il ‘&°M? [also V speech] ► jab ber noun [U]
jabot /'3aebau; NAmE -bou/ noun a decorative frill (= decoration made from folds of
cloth) on the front of ^ a shirt ( mzwmw ) M jaca-randa /,d3aek0'raenda/ noun [C, U] a tropical
tree with blue flowers and pleasant-smelling wood; the wood of this tree ) ; W.IE
jack /d3aek/ noun, verb, adj.
unoun 1 [C] a device for
raising heavy objects off the ground, especially vehicles so that a wheel can
be changed 7/f®, fe( &X&(ft#M ) 2 [C] an
electronic connection between two pieces of electrical equipment ( ffe ) ffifl,
filJ®, jfi P ; Mfi 3 [C] (in a pack/deck of cards ^ M) a card with a
picture of a young man on it, worth more than a ten and less than a queen *
J Hf; the jack of clubs
—
picture o playing card 4 [c] (in the game of bowls A JA Xjc) a small white ball towards which players
roll larger balls $57^
(fife, ) 5 jacks [pi.]
a children’s game in which players bounce a small ball and pick up small
metal objects, also called jacks, before catching the ball ) 6 (also
jack 'shit, taboo) [U] {NAmE, slang)
(usually used in negative sentences 11 # X 'ft) anything or nothing at all
fltX, —*/£ ( X ) : You don’t know jack, j^ff- #PX£fliI o — see
also blackjack, flapjack, Union Jack
iTSTTJl a jack of 'all
trades a
person who can do many different types of work, but who perhaps does not do
them very well If MXfifllJA; Tf&ffo; Hj$J®
—
more at all right adj., work n.
• verb fsllliira .jack sb a1
round {NAmE,
informal) to treat sb in a way that is deliberately not helpful
to them or wastes their time JE£A *!#**£#*; ifcjtX^ft ( ^ '/fill ^ A (ft fft I ft )
: Let’s go. We’re being jacked around here. P||l^BE0
&JL?&$Btl'ftTo jack in/'into sth {informal) to connect to a
computer system ; §£ M ; Sc A ( it M HI M
) : I’m
jacking into the Internet now. $cX3?$cAJLfl£l^]o
jack
sth«->'in {BrE,
informal) to decide to stop doing sth, especially your job ( Xff^ ) : After
five years, he decided to jack it all in. SXX, o
jack off {taboo, slang) (of a man Jpj A) to masturbate fj X M jack ’up {informal) to inject an illegal drug directly into
your blood X ft li cm : Drug users were
jacking up in the stairwells.
jack sth*-1
up 1
to
lift sth, especially a vehicle, off the ground using a jack X./r Mfli® ( )
2 {informal) to increase sth,
especially prices, by a large amount AteJti#jJP ( ) (fftE# )
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adj. [not before noun] ~
of sb/sth (Austral!1
tired of or bored with sb/sth ( $••• ) /Aft, BiM jackal /'d3askl; -ko:l/ noun
a wild animal like a dog, that eats the meat of animals that are already dead
and lives in
jacka napes /'d3aekaneips/
noun {old use) a person who is rude in an annoying way $l#AJL(ft A; A
jacka roo /,d3aek0'ru:/ noun {pi.
-oos)
{AustralE,
NZE, informal) a young man who is working on a farm in Australia/New
Zealand to get experience ( HA^JlEsJc Dmfelft ) ^ Hi X—compare
JILLAROO
jack-ass /'d3aekaes/ noun
{informal, especially NAmE) a stupid person HA; Careful, you jackass!
jack-boot
/'d33ekbu:t/
noun 1 [C] a tall boot that
reaches up to the knee, worn by soldiers, especially in the past -fcffifffc; ( AHflHTO ) KMXfft 2 the jackboot [sing.] used to refer to cruel
military rule (
HE
it, H®: to be under the jackboot of a dictatorial regime
'Jack
cheese noun [u] (NAmE) = Monterey Jack jack-daw /'d3aekdo:/ noun a
black and grey bird of the crow family
jacket On /'d3aekit/
noun 1 a piece of clothing
worn on the top half of the body over a shirt, etc. that has sleeves and
fastens down the front; a short, light coat ^ ^;
£a ± A: a denim/
tweed jacket #4 tfc fp / 0 I have to wear a
jacket and tie to work. IfcXIMf^FMXAfTfPl^o — picture o page R20 —see also bomber jacket,
DINNER JACKET, DONKEY JACKET, FLAK JACKET, LIFE
JACKET, SMOKING JACKET, SPORTS JACKET, STRAIT- JACKET 2 (also dust jacket) a loose paper cover
for a book, usually with a design or picture on it (
)
PM, 45^ 3 an outer cover around a hot water pipe, etc., for example to
reduce loss of heat ( ) fiua*, mmw-
4 {BrE) the skin of a
baked potato
;Bjii£ft±s(!ftj£: potatoes baked in their jackets ±s 5 {especially NAmE) = sleeve(3)
jacket po'tato noun = baked potato Jack 'Frost noun [sing.] frost, considered as a person ( #lAW!k ) II: Jack Frost was threatening
to kill the new plants.
jack-fruit /'d3aekfru:t/ noun
1 [c, U] a large tropical fruit AMW, mwm ( ) 2 [C] the tree that
jackfruits grow on ; WWfH¥\
jack ham mer /'d3aekhaema(r)/
noun {NAmE) = pneumatic DRILL
'jack-in-the-box noun a toy in the shape of
a box with a figure inside on a spring that jumps up when you ^ open the lid mm
( SSTraMBPUfc&MScffi ) jack-knife /'d3aeknaif/ noun, verb
m noun {pi. jack-knives /-naivz/) a large
knife with a folding blade A#tH
u verb [V] to form a
V-shape. For example if a lorry/truck that is in two parts jackknifes, the
driver loses control and the back part moves towards the front part. V ^
) jack-o’-lantern /,d3aek 0 'laenton; NAmE
'd3aek0 laen- torn/ noun
a pumpkin (= a large
orange vegetable) with a face cut into it and a candle put inside to shine through the holes j%/mi
'jack plug noun a type of plug used
to make a connection between the parts of a sound system, etc. ( ^ P|ft
# mm®)
jack-pot /'d3aekpDt; NAmE -pa:t/ noun
a large amount of money that is the most valuable prize in a game of chance ( to win the
jackpot j# 0 jackpot
winners 0 (figurative)
United hit the jackpot (= were successful) with
a 5-0 win over