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Jew^s 'harp noun a small musical instrument which is held between the teeth and played with a finger 单簧

口琴，口弦，口簧（演奏者含在齿间用指拨奏的小型 乐器）

Jez-ebel /'d3ezabel/ noun [old-fashioned) a woman who is thought to be sexually immoral 荡妇   From the

name of the wife of a king of Israel in the Bible, who wore make-up and was criticized by Elijah for worshipping the god Baal.源自《圣经》中以色列王之妻 耶洗别的名字。她浓妆艳抹，因崇拜神祇巴力而受到以利 u亚的指责。 jib /d3ib/ noun, verb

^ noun 1 a small sail in front of the large sail on a boat 艏三角帆；主帆前的小帆一picture o page R4 2 the arm of a crane that lifts things (起重机的）悬臂，挺杆 mverb (-bb-) [V] ~ (at sth/at doing sth) (old-fashioned, informal) to be unwilling to do or accept sth   不

肯接受：She agreed to attend but jibbed at making a ^speech•她同意出席但本愿发言。’

jibba (also jib-bah, djibba, djib-b^h) /'d3iba/ noun a long coat worn by Muslim men (穆斯林男子穿的）长袍 jibe (also gibe) /d3aib/ noun, verb

■                 noun 1 ~ (at sb/sth) an unkind or insulting remark about sb 嘲讽；嘲弄；讥讽：He made several cheap jibes at his o即orient during the interview.在采访中他合 几次对他的对手粗俗地加以嘲讽。2 (AMW£) = GYBE

■                 verb 1 to say sth that is intended to embarrass sb or make them look silly 嘲讽；嘲弄；挖苦：[V] He jibed repeatedly at the errors they had made, — M #,再 而三地嘲弄他们所犯的错误。[also V speech，V that]

2                  [V] ~ (with sth) {NAmE, informal) to be the same as sth or to match it (4…）一致，相_，相匹配：Yiour state­ment doesn’t jibe with the/acts•你的说法 与事实不符。

3                  {NAm£) - gybe

|iffy /'d3ifi/ noun [usually sing.] [informal) {pi. -ies) a moment —，会儿瞬间：III be with you in a jiffy (=very soon).鈇一会儿鈇来。

Jiffy bag™ noun 1 (6r£) a thick soft envelope for sending things that might break or tear easily 厚层信封 (用于邮寄易碎或易受损物品> 2 a clear plastic bag used for storing things in，especially food 透明塑料

袋（贮存物品，尤用于盛装食物) jig /d3ig/ noun, verb

m noun 1 a quick lively dance; the music for this dance ^ 格舞；吉格舞曲：an Irish jig爱尔兰吉格舞曲2 a device that holds sth in position and guides the tools that are working on it 夹具

mverb (-gg-) [usually +adv./prep.] to move or to make sb/sth move up and down with short quick movements (使）上下急每，蹦跳：[V] He jigged up amMown with excitement.他鈹动得又蹦又k。[also VNlj jig-ger/'d3iga(r)/ noun = chigger jig-gered /'d3igad; NAmE -gard/ adj. [not before noun] IT»T!!1 IMI be jiggered! (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to show surprise (表示惊天哪 jiggery-pokery /,d3igari 'paukari; isiAmE'pouk-/ noun [U] {informal, especially BrE) dishonest behaviour u骗局；捣鬼

jig-gle /'d3igl/ verb (informal) to move or make sth move up and down or from side to side with short quick movements (使）上下急鉍，左右摇摆，抖动：[V] Stop jigging around/ 别晃来晃去的！ ◊ She jiggled with the tocfc.她摆弄着锁。o.[VNj He stood jiggZing his car fceys in hand.他站在那儿手里摆弄着汽车钥匙。 jig-saw /'d3igso:/ noun 1 (also 'jigsaw puzzle) (both Br£) (also puz-zle NAmE, Br£) a picture printed on cardboard or wood, that has been cut up into a lot of small pieces of different shapes that you have to fit together again 拼图；拼板玩真：to do a jigsaw拼图画一picture o puzzle 2 a mysterious situation in which it is not easy to understand all the causes of what is happening; a complicated problem神秘莫测的事物（或状况）；谜团 3 a saw (= a type of tool) with a fine blade for cutting designs in thin pieces of wood or metal 线锯；镂花锯； 钢丝锯

jihad (also jehad) /d3i'ha:d/ /701//7 1 (in Islam 伊斯兰教）a spiritual struggle within yourself to stop yourself breaking religious or moral laws (个人基于宗_或道德 原因的）内心挣扎，心灵斗争2 a holy war fought by Muslims to defend Islam 圣战；吉哈德 jiko /'d3i:kD； NAmE -ko:/ noun {pi. -os) (£4/r£) a container made of metal or clay and used for burning charcoal or small pieces of wood. It is used for cooking or to give heat.绩高炉（用金属或黏土制作，烧煤炭或小 _木块）

jil-bab /'d3ilbaeb/ noun a full-length piece of clothing worn over other clothes iby Muslim women 吉尔’巴布

p(穆斯林女子穿的罩袍）

jill-aroo /,d3il0'ru:/ noun {pi. -oos) (AustralE, informal) a young woman who is .working on a farm in Australia/ New Zealand to get experience (澳大利亚或新西兰 的）农场见习青年女工一compare jackaroo jilt /d3ilt/ verb [VN] [often passive] to end a romantic rela­tionship with sb in a sudden and unkind way 遗

弃（情人）：He was by his卢ance'e.他M未®妻抛 弃了。◊ a舛ted bride/Zover被拋弃的新娘/情人 Jim Crow /,d3im 'krau; NAmE 'kroo/ noun [U] the former practice in the US of using laws that allowed black people to be treated unfairly and kept separate from white people, for example in schools j 美国社会过去对 黑人的）碎族歧视，种族隔离From the name of a black character in a song that was sung on the cotton plantations.源自流行于棉花种植园中的一首歌曲中的黑

♦♦人今。

jim-jams /'d3ini d3aemz/ noun [pi.] (BrE, informal)

=PYJAMAS

jimmy /'d3nni/ [NAmE) = jemmy jin-gle /'d3ii]gl/ noun, verb

«noun 1 [sing.] a sound like small bells ringing that is made when metal objects are shaken together (金属 撞击发出的）叮当声：the jingZe 〇/coins in his pocket 他 兜里硬币的叮g 产 2 [C] a short song or tune that is easy to remember and is used in advertising on radio or television (收音机或电视广告中易记的）短歌，短曲 ■ verb to make a pleasant gentle sound like small bells ringing; to make sdi do this (使）发出灯当声：[v] TTie chfmesjingZedfn the breeze.风^令在_[风屮叮当作响。◊ [VN] S/iejfngZed the coins in her pocket. 4把兜里 硬币 ^得叮当响。

jingo /'d3ii3gau; NAmE -gou/ noun IT»TOI by jingo (old-fashioned) used to show surprise or determination u (表^惊讶或决心）天哪，嘿，加油啊 jin-go-ism /'d3irjgauiz0m; NAmE -gou-/ noun [U] (disap­proving) a strong belief that your own country is best, especially when this is expressed in support of war with another country极端:^国主义；沙文圭义4丨11戈〇- is-tic /^ujgou'istik; NAmE -gou-/ adj. jink /d3irjk/ verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] {BrE, informal) to move quickly while changing direction suddenly and often, especially in order to avoid sb/sth 急转；（尤 j)躲闪^闪开

jinks /d3ii]ks/ noun ohigh jinks

jinx /d3irjks/ noun [sing.] ~ (on sb/sth) bad luck; sb/sth that is thought to bring bad luck in a mysterious way 厄运；霉运；不祥之人（或物）：/’m convinced there’s a jinx on t/iis car.我看这辆汽车是灾星。►jinx ve/i? [VN] jinxed /d3ii3kst/ adj. {informal) having or bringing more bad luck than is normal 倒霉的；不走运的：ITie whoZe /am办seemed to bejfrored•全似參都走背字。 jism /'d3iZ0m/ (also jis-som /'d3isam/) noun [U] {slang) a man’s semen 液

jit-ter-bug /'d3itabAg; NAmE -tar-/ noun a fast dance that was popular in the 1940s吉特巴舞（流行于20世纪40

1年代的快节奏舞）

jit-ters /'d3it9z; NAmE -tarz/ (often the jitters) noun [pi.] (informal) feelings of being anxious and nervous, espe­cially before an important event or before having to do sth difficult (事前的）紧张不安：J always get the jitters be/ore exams.我考试前总是很紧张。 jit.tery /'d3itari/ (/>7/o/7r?fl/) anxious and nervous 紧 张不妾尚；心神不宁的>=> note at nervous jiu-jitsu = ju-jitsu