jack-rab bit /'d3aekraebit/
noun a large N American hare (= an animal like a large rabbit) with very long ears {
jfcliiBk )
Jack
Robinson /,d3aek 'rabinsn; NAmE ‘ra:b-/ noun IT*T77B before you can say
Jack 'Robinson (iold- fashionecf) very quickly; very
soon — $ij 8P ; — 02 IS X A; ^$|hJ
Jack
Russell /,d3aek
'rAsl/ (also Jack .Russell
'terrier) noun a small active dog
with short legs AA •
.jack
'shit noun [U] (NAmE) = jack n.(6) jack sie (also jack-sy) /'d3aeksi/ noun (BrE, informal) your bottom (= the
part of your body that you sit on) MIR jack-straw /'d3aekstro:/ noun [u] (NAmE) = spillikins Jack 'Tar noun {BrE, old-fashioned,
informal) a sailor 7jt A;
Jack
the '
Lad noun [sing.] {BrE, informal) a young man who is
very confident in a rude and noisy way, and enjoys going out with male friends,
drinking alcohol and trying to attract women
Jaco-bean
/,d33eka'bi:an/ adj. connected with the time when James I
(1603-25) was King of England 5^3:
#r—Jacobean drama
Ja
cuzzi™ /d39'ku:zi/ (also spa especially in NAmE) noun a large bath/BATHTUB
with a pump that moves the water
around, giving a pleasant feeling to your body
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jade /d3eid/ noun [u]
1 a hard stone that is usually green and is used in making jewellery and
decorative objects M^ ; Hi: a jade necklace || W ^ H 2 objects
made of jade i rfrj pp; If: a collection of Chinese jade —3 (also
.jade
'green) a
bright green colour
jaded /'d3eidid/ adj.
tired and bored, usually because you have had too much of sth ff M
MW:
I felt terribly jaded after working all weekend. H 0 It was a meal to tempt even the most jaded palate. P W
Aj*&**0
Jaffa™
/‘d3aefa/ (also
jag /d3aeg/ noun {informal, especially NAmE) a short period of
doing sth or of behaving in a particular way, especially in a way that you
cannot control ( )
—:
a crying jag —
jagged /’d3aegid/ adj. with rough, pointed,
often sharp edges m a 7 i W ; jogged
rocks/peaks/edgesMMmm
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jag-uar /'d3aegjua(r)/ noun a large animal of the
cat family, that has yellowish-brown fur with black rings and spots. Jaguars
live in parts of Central and
jail (BrE also gaol) /d3eil/ noun, verb m noun [U, C] a prison UftM: She spent a year in
jail. ft M J—o He has been released from jail. ftEL,Ai£M 0 a ten-year jail sentence o
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a verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb (for sth) to put sb in prison FE77I imprison : He was jailed for life for
murder.
jail-bait /'d3eilbeit/ noun [U] {informal) a girl or boy who is
too young to have sex with legally 7jc ffl ( gp )
jail-bird /'d3eilb3:d;
NAmE -b3:rd/ noun {old-fashioned, informal) a person who has spent
a lot of time in prison
jail-break /'d3eilbreik/ noun {especially NAmE) an escape from prison,
usually by several people ( ffc A ) ISM jail er /'d3eila(r)/ {BrE also gaol-er) noun {old-fashioned) a person in charge of
a prison and the prisoners in it
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jail-house /'d3eilhaus/ noun {NAmE) a prison Jain /d3ein/ noun a member of an Indian
religion whose principles include not harming any living creature and a belief
in reincarnation £pjf
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Aft, ) ►Jain adj. Jain-ism /'d3emizam/
noun [U]
jala-peno /.haela'peinjau;
NAmE .hcria'peinjou/ (also .jala.peno pepper) noun (from Spanish) the small green fruit
of a type of pepper plant, that has a very hot taste and is used in Mexican
cooking WH® ( II
IBfl )
jalopy /d3a'lnpi; NAmE -'laipi/ noun {pi. -ies) {old- fashioned, informal) an old car that is in
bad condition
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jam 0"w
/d3aem/ noun, verb snoun
►
SWEET FOOD Sf# 1
[U, C] a thick sweet substance made
by boiling fruit with
sugar, often sold in jars and
spread on bread strawberry jam o recipes
for jams and preserves (BrE) a
jam doughnut HUM® SB —compare jelly(3), marmalade
►
MANY PEOPLE/VEHICLES W1# A /«£'#? 2 [C] a situation in which it is difficult or impossible
to move because there are so many people or vehicles in one particular place
:
The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam. ft- o
As fans rushed
to leave, jams formed at
all the exits.
Jf,
PJjfj ttS P fulfill To — see also traffic jam
►
MACHINE 3 [C]
a situation in which a machine does not work because sth is stuck in one
position Aft ( @ ffl Aftl&Pi ) : There’s a
paper jam in the photocopier.
nmii-tmTo
ITTfTl be in a 'jam {informal) to be in a difficult
situation PS A HI it jam to'morrow {BrE, informal) good things that are
promised for the future but never happen of M
They refused
to settle for a promise
of jam tomorrow. ft T] ft A it^T HP®!!#1
AAWSiSo — more at money ■ verb (-mm-)
►
PUSH WITH FORCE Jj
® 1 [VN +adv./prep.]
to push sth somewhere with a lot of force ftigj (
HA
H ) : He jammed his fingers in his ears, ftM A®
ft^Ao O A stool had been jammed against the door. rML-'M&Tm&To
►
STOP M0VING/W0RKIN6 #lt 2 - (sth) (up) to
become unable to move or
work; to make sth do this
(ft)ftft, AfEsJl#, [V] The
photocopier
keeps jamming up. % £p #1 J§ Aift 0
0 [VN] There’s a loose part that keeps jamming the mechanism. If A 3? ft Aftf/lflo o [V-ADJ] The
valve has jammed shut. R3 n tn ft ft 7 ft A ft o b [VN-ADJ] He
jammed the door open with a piece of wood, ft ff] — ft 7k ^ ft ft fj ikt:
ftto
►
PUT INTO SMALL SPACE MR 3 [+adv./prep.] to
put sb/sth
into a small space where
there is very little room to move HA; BCE] squash, squeeze: [VN]
Six of us were jammed into one small car. fled
AAA® ll jtt — AAC ft M <, 0 We were jammed together like sardines in a
can. ftf]#HA!
W
0
The cupboards were jammed full of old newspapers. SftJtllTi 7 IB HxJfto O
[V] Nearly 1 000 students jammed into the hall. 1 000 Mo — see also jam-packed
►
FILL WITH PEOPLE/THINGS A/tl 4 [VN] ~ sth (up) (with sb/sth) to fill sth with a large number of people or things so
that it is unable to function as it should
$i;
H % BQG3
block : Viewers jammed the
switchboard with complaints, ft M W
M fk ft & #1JS ^
TBRo
►
RADIO BROADCAST JcMfeTM
5 [VN] {technical Ai§)
to
send out radio signals to
prevent another radio broadcast from being heard ( ) Ttfc
►
PLAY MUSIC 6 [V,
VN] to play music with other
musicians in an informal way
without preparing or practising first SPAM#
fT»T71 jam on the brake(s) | jam the brake(s) on to operate the brakes on a vehicle suddenly and with
force ££ |ij 7: The car
skidded as he jammed on the
brakes. ftM.tJU^,