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behaving in .the. normal way 混乱;.无秩序;不正常 —more at case v., nose n.

                  verb [VN] to cut meat into large pieces, usually each containing a bone把…切成带骨的大块肉

Joint .Chiefs of 'Staff noun [pt] (in the US) the leaders of the armed forces who advise the President on military matters (美国参谋长联席会议 Joint de'gree noun (in Britain and some other countries) a university, course in which you study .two subjects to the same standard (英国和資他国家品 >

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jint*ed /'d3intid/ adj. [usually before noun] having parts that fit together and can move有关节的;有接缝的;洁 动接头的:a cioH with jomted arms/Zegs手臂/腿关节

I $动的洋娃_娃

'joint family noun (Ind^) a family structure in which grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins are considered as a single unit living in one house 同堂家庭,联合家庭 I (_包括祖父母和_旁系亲属同届一户的家庭)

Joint reso'lution noun (in the US) a decision that has been approved by the Senate and the House of Representatives (奚国)国会两院的共同决议 ,joint-'stock company /iow/7 (fctvs/ness a company that is owned by ali the people who have shares in it 坪公司

Joint 'venture noun (business a business project or activity that is begun by two or more companies, etc., which remain separate organizations 合营企业;合资

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joist /d3ist/ noun a long thick piece of wood or metal that is used to support a floor or ceiling in a building

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jojoba /ha'hauba; hau'hauba; NAmE hou'houba/ noun 1 [U] oil from the seeds of an American plant, often used in cosmetics霍霍巴油(用美洲植物霍霍巴树的蒴 果制成,常用于化妆品2 [U,C] the plant that produces these seeds霍霍巴树

joke t* /d3auk; NAmE d3uk/ noun, verb m noun 1 something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell 笑话; '玩 笑:J can’t teH jofce^.我禾会读笑话。 S/ies cracfcfngjofces.她总爱笑话。 TTiey mafce jofces at each others expense.他们经常相互取笑。 didn’t get thejofce (= understand it).我不明白这有什么好笑的。◊ J wish he wouWn’t teH dirty jofces (= about sex).但愿他 '别开下流的玩笑。◊ J did it as a jofce (= it was not meant seriously).我只是开个玩笑而已。see also in-joke, practical joke 2 [sing.] {informal) a person, thing or situation that is ridiculous or annoying and cannot be taken seriously荒唐可笑的人或事物、局 面;笑料;笑柄:This Zatestpay oj^er is a jofce.最近 这次提出的报酬简直是开玩笑。see also jocular be/get beyond a 'joke to become annoying and no longer acceptable超出开玩笑的限度、(令人恼火或无 法接受.be no ‘joke to be difficult or unpleasant 不是 轻命易举的事;不是好玩的:It’s no joke to a job these days.这些日子想找工作可不是件容易事the jokers on 'sb (informal) used to say that sb who tried to make another person look ridiculous now looks ridicu- lous instead开玩笑开到自己身上了;作弄别人反而捉弄 到自己头上 make a ’joke of sth to laugh about sth that is serious or should Se taken seriously 拿某事当儿戏; 以某事为笑柄 take a joke to be able to laugh at a joke against yourself经得起玩笑话;开得起玩笑:77ie trouble with her is she can't take a joke.

不起玩笑。

verb ~ (with sb) (about sth) 1 to say sth to make people laugh; to tell a f^nny story 说笑话;开玩笑[V] She was laughing and joking with the children.

嘻哈哈地说笑话。 77iey q/ten jofced about a/i tAe things t/^at couid go wrong.凡是可能出错的事他们都常拿来开 玩笑。[V speech] ‘J coofced ft myseZ/, so be care_/iuZ/’ he fced. “我亲自下厨做的,所以要小心点哟! ”他开玩笑 说。2 to say sth that is not true because you think it is fiinny 闹着金;说着玩[V] J didn’t mean that~/ was oniyjofcing.我并没有那个意思——我只是说着玩儿的6

[V that] She joked that she only loved him for his money.她开玩笑说她只爱他的钱。HUB! joking a'part/ a'side (Brf) used to show that you are now being serious after you have said sth funny 言归正传;说正昼 的 you’re ’joking | you must be joking (informal) used to show that you are very surprised at what sb has just said《对某人所说的话表示吃惊 > 你一定是在开玩笑 吧:Wo way am J doing that. Vou must be jofcing/ 我决 不可能做那样的事。你一定是在开玩笑吧! She’s going out wit/z Dan? Ybu’re joking/她在同丹谈恋爱?你是在开 I玩笑吧!

joker /'d30uka(r); NAmE 'd3uk-/ noun 1 a person who likes making jokes or doing silly things to make people laugh瘇开玩矣的人;爱说笑话的人2    a person

that you think is stupid because they annoy you 蠢货; 废人 3 an extra playing card that is used in some card games, usually as a wild card (某些纸牌游戏中的,) 百搭,(大、小)王脾picture o playing card D331 the joker in the 'pack a person or thing who could change the way that things will happen in a way that cannot be predicted能以意想不到的士•式改变形邊 的人(或事

jokey (also joky) /.d33uki; .d3uki/ 〇办/_n/ow?fl/) amusing; making people laugh逗乐的;命笑的;滑稽的 jok-ing-ly /'d3aukirjli; NAmE 'd3uk-/ adv. in a way that is intended to be amusing and not serious 开玩矣地;

I闹着玩地;戏谑地

jol /d3〇:l/ noun, verb {SAfrE, informaf)

                  ziowfi a time of having funs a party 娱乐(或快活)时 光;聚会ffave a jo"尽情地吧! a Wew Yiears_£ve M新年晚会

                  verh [V](-丨卜to have fun 开心地玩:We joHed aH night.

>我们尽f玩了一晚上。

jollof rice /'d3Dl0f rais; NAmE 'd3a:laf/ noun [u] a type of stew eaten in W Africa made from rice, chillies and meat or fish (西非辣椒炖(鱼)肉饭 jolly /'d3Dli; NAmE 'd3a:li/ adj., adv., verb, noun

                  fldfy’.jol.lierjol.li.est) *1 happy and cheerful 愉快的;快 乐的;高兴品a joHy crowcj//ace/mood乐兩呵的一耠 人;快乐的笑脸;磕快的心情〇 note at CHEERFUL 2 (oW-/fls/7/_oneaf) enjoyable令人愉快的;令人快乐的;惬 意的a joHy evenin^/party/tfme令人愉快的夜晚/聚会/ 时考 jol.lity /'d3Dlati; A/Awfd3a:l-/ now/? [Ul (oW- fashioned) scenes 〇/ high-spirfts and joHfty 兴禽朵办的 欢乐景象

                  adv. (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) very 恭常;很That’s a joHy good idea, ip是个缍妙的圭意。IT^l jolly good! [old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to show that you approve of sth that sb has just said (赞同别人说的话')

.菲常好,太好了1j丨丨y vveM (o/£/-/fls/?/one£/8/^) used to emphasize a statement when you are annoyed about sth丨生气时用以加强语气)当然,无疑,必然"you donY come now, you can jolly well walk home/

不来,那就步行回家吧!

                  verb (jol-lies, jolly-ing, jol-lied, jol-lied) (Br£)  .jolly

sb a’long to encourage sb in a cheerful way (用愉 的方式鼓励某人j丨丨y sb into sth/into doing sth to

persuade or encourage sb to do sth by making them feel happy about it 哄着某人做某事 jolly sb/sth _up to make sb/sth more cheerful 使;i有生气;使更快活

                  nounjBrB) a trip that you make #or enjoyment ▲游;游 get your jollies (informal) to get pleasure or have fun玩个痛快;作乐;尽情享乐

the Jolly 'Roger noun [sing.] a black flag with a white skull and crossbones on it, used in the past by PIRATES丨旧时的)海盗旗骷髅旗(饰有白色骷髅和交 >叉股骨的黑旗

jolt /d3ault; NAmE d3ult/ verb, noun m verb 1 to move or to make sb/sth move suddenly and roughly (使)震动,摇动,颠簸 HM jerk [V] The trucfcj’oZted and rattZed.over the roug/i ground.卡车嘎吱 嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。 TTie busked to a hat.公共汽车猛地一颠停了下来。 (/i^wraf/Ve) Her heart'joZted when she saw him.她看到他时心里略瞪一下 子。 [VNHe was joZted /orwards as the bus moved ojf. 。公共汽车开动时猛然向前晃了一下2 ~sb (into sth) | sb (out of sth) to give sb a sudden shock, especially so that they start to take action or deal with a situation 使