rnmn#
(7; «; &%,m: m]His
remark jolted her into
action.
®Ao o a method of jolting
the economy out of recession [also VN-ADJ]
mnoun [usually sing.] 1 a sudden rough movement
MM; Mifa; ® H Mi jerk: The plane landed with a jolt.
2 a sudden strong
feeling, especially of shock or surprise ( Ate ft
) : a jolt of dismay —pfcifrtfc
Joneses /'d3aunziz; NAmE 'd3oun-/ noun [pi.] ff>m ,keep up with the
'Joneses (informal, often disapproving) to try to have all
the possessions and social achievements that your friends and neighbours have (
T/JIU
) mtt, fcgw, ttm,
josh /d3Dj; NAmE d^aij/ verb [V,
VN, V speech]
(informal) to gently make fun of
sb or talk to them in a joking way 5®# HZ3 tease
joss stick /‘d3Dstik; NAmE 'd3a:s-/ noun a thin wooden stick
covered with a substance that burns slowly and produces a sweet smell ( ) #
jostle /'d3Dsl; NAmE 'd3a:sl/ verb to push roughly
against sb in a crowd ( ) ft, j£, IS,
ft:
[VN]
The
visiting president was jostled by angry demonstrators. o[v]
People were jostling, arguing and complaining. AClfitt ftft, o ‘jostle for sth to compete
strongly and with force with
other people for sth t?; : People in the crowd
were jostling for the best
positions.
jot /d3Dt; NAmE d3a:t/ verb, noun
m verb (-tt-) IJIlilfl
jot sth—1 down to write sth quickly ^ J^iET; ^J^JiET: TU just jot down the
address for you.
m noun [sing.]
not
a/one jot used
to mean ‘not even a small amount’ when you are emphasizing a negative statement
— ( X ) ; M3S ( X )
: There’s not a jot of
truth in what he says (= none at all). ^Ll^iSo
jotter
/‘d3Dt0(r); NAmE ‘d3a:t-/ noun (BrE) 1 a small book used for
writing notes in fig % ft ;
j*g A ft
; iE ¥ ft 2 (Scoff) an exercise
book >J ft; ^ q A jot-tings /’d3Dtir)z; A/Amf ‘d3a:t-/ noun [pi ] short notes that
are written down quickly ^ joule /d3u:l/ noun [abbr. J) {physics ft) a unit of energy
or work^^(tl*«^#-fi)
journal /‘d33:nl; NAmE ‘d33:ml/ noun 1 a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular
subject or profession ( £ ¥ *4 ft 1r 4k M ) m ® , ftft, : a
scientific/trade journal f4 ^ / fa ik ^ 0 the British
Medical Journal 2 used in the title of
some newspapers ( ) -jt: the Wall Street
Journal 0 3a written record of
the things
you do, see, etc. every
day 0 M ; 0 iE : He kept a journal of his travels across
^T A T o — compare diary(2) journalese /,d33:na'li:z; NAmE ,d33:rn-/ noun [U] (usually disapproving) a style of language that is thought to be typical of
that used in newspapers §f M i #; Iff
M^£i$
journal-ism /'d33:nalizam; NAmE 'd33:rn-/ noun [u] the work of
collecting and writing news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio or
television §f M ik; Hr
^ Imx#
jour
nal ist 0-w /'d33:nalist; NAmE'd33:rn-/ noun a person whose job is
to collect and write news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio or
television if PH iE #; Hr M X# # — compare
reporter jour-nal-is-tic /,d33:na'listik; NAmE ,d33:rn-/ adj. [usually before noun]
connected with the work of a journalist Hr Milk#}; Iff MX# (#)#): journalistic skills Dr MX# fti5 0 his journalistic
background
fife#jHrMX##:!: Journey
0-w /'d33ini; NAmE'd33:mi/ noun, verb m noun an act of travelling
from one place to another, especially when they are far apart ( ) fit ft,
ftfi: They went on a long train journey across
have a good journey? #
- 8& ll® fij ? O on the
outward/retum journey £ £B / ill 0 # 0 (BrE) We
broke our journey (= stopped for a short
time) in
(figurative) The book describes a spiritual journey
from despair to happiness. A#l7'3S
o note at trip
■ verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] (formal or literary) to travel, especially
a long distance ( X4a j£ Ik ) fit
ff
: They
journeyed for seven long months. IM1#7 fifcfto
journey man /‘d33:niman; NAmE ‘d33:rn-/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) 1 (in the
past) a person who was trained to do a particular job and who then worked for
sb else ( \BH ) 4^l£$]$t#JXE,
ttlllrpW^^X 2 a person who has training and experience in a job
but who is only average at it #M&X;
journo /‘d33:nau; NAmE ’d33:rnoo/ (pi. -os) noun (BrE, slang) a journalist Iff Mid#; Hr M X## joust /d3aust/ verb [V] 1 to fight on horses
using a long stick (= a lance) to
try to knock the other person off their horse, especially as part of a formal
contest in the
past (
tfcjdc 2 (formal) to argue with sb,
especially as part of a formal or public debate (
►joust noun
Jove
/d3auv;
NAmE d30uv/ noun fT»T?l by ‘Jove (old-fashioned, informal,
especially BrE) used to express surprise or to emphasize
a statement (
)
m,
jo-vial
/'d3auvial;
NAmE 'd30u-/ adj. very cheerful and
friendly ft 9k Wft M; A4FW ► jovi-al-ity /,d3auvi- 'aelati; NAmE ,d30u-/ noun [U] jo-yial-ly /-iali/ adv. jowl /d3aul/ noun [usually pi.] the
lower part of sb’s cheek when it is fat and hangs down below their chin )R.T
E; Tf®H|£|:
cl man with heavy jowls TElf -lt^l IT»m see cheek n. joy 0-w /d3Di/ noun
1 [u] a feeling of great happiness A
; Hi ft; IXft HT1 delight : the sheer joy of being
with her again Xj o to dance for/with joy
^S||
A 0 I
didn’t expect them to jump for joy at the news (= to be very pleased). (MM
7® A0 0 To
his great joy, she accepted.
o note at pleasure 2 [C] a person or thing that
causes you to feel very happy ^Ai^A A ( ) ; &HF; A®: the joys of fatherhood
M A® 0 The game was a joy to
watch. tt^#® #'l>o 3 [U] (BrE, informal) (in questions and
negative
sentences ff!X£$M success or satisfaction ft;
t)j ; ffli JS.: We complained about our rooms but
got no joy from the
manager.
0 ‘Any joy at the
shops?’ ‘No, they didn’t have what I wanted.’ ” “^7f.
” IT»m full of the joys of
spring very
cheerful ft jg R 7 ; A^ltft; IS tS. ft ft —
more at
PRIDE n.
joy-ful /‘d30ifl/ adj. very happy; causing
people to be happy its AM; ftA#J; Aftft^J o note at happy ► joy-ful-ly /-fali/ adv. joy-ful-ness noun [u] joy-less /‘d30ilas/ adj. (formal) bringing no
happiness; without joy r£X‘ A ^; XftfSEW: a joyless childhood
joy ous /'d33ias/ adj. (literary) very happy; causing
people to be happy A#J; ftAM; ^Aftft^l BSC1 joyful : joyous laughter ft A ► joy-ous-ly adv.
joy-pad /'d30ipaed/ noun a device used with
some computer games, with buttons that you use to move images on the screen (
t&JSISMftM-)
joy-rid ing /'d30iraidir)/ noun [U] the crime of
stealing a car and driving it for pleasure, usually in a fast and