'jump ball noun (in basketball M$) a
ball that the referee
throws up between two opposing players to begin play
jump-cut /'d3AmpkAt/ noun
(technical A iff) (in films/ movies ft 93) a sudden change from
one scene to another MJ
'jumped-up adj. [only before noun] (BrE, informal,
disapproving) thinking you are more important than you really are,
particularly because you have risen in social
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status () £H4Alft; SIIMW jumper /'d3Amp0(r)/ noun 1 {BrE)
a knitted piece of
clothing made of wool or
cotton for the upper part of the body, with long sleeves and no buttons {
(ft ) a woolly
jumper ^ fk X — picture o
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2 {NAmE) = pinafore(I)
3 a person, an animal or an insect that jumps $J; tyl
A:
He’s a good jumper.
'jumper cable noun (NAmE) = jump lead 'jumping bean noun a plant seed that
jumps because it has a small insect developing inside it ©fclL ( —
jumping-'off point (also jumping-'off place) noun a place from which to
start a journey or new activity ft
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jfijfc
'jump jet noun an aircraft that can
take off and land by going straight up or down, without needing a runway
jump lead /'d3Amp li:d/ (BrE)
(NAmE 'jumper
cable) noun [usually pi.] one of two cables that
are used to start a car when it has no power in its battery. The jump leads
connect the battery to the battery of another car.
'jump-off (NAmE also ’ride-off) noun (in the sport of showjumping H ® flf If % is 3&) an
extra part of a competition in which horses that have the same score jump again
to decide the winner jump rope noun, jump rope verb {NAmE)
O SKIPPING ROPE, SKIP V.(2)
'jump shot noun (in basketball f^) a shot made while
jumping ©fctS:
'jump-start {NAmE also jump) verb [VN] 1 to start the
engine of a car by connecting the battery to the battery of another car with jump leads
)
2 to put a lot of energy into starting a process or an activity or into making
it start more quickly
jump-suit /'d3Ampsu:t; BrE
also -sju:t/ noun a piece of clothing that consists of trousers/pants
and a jacket or shirt sewn together in one piece, worn especially by women ( ) &&W
jumpy /'d3Ampi/ adj.
{informal) nervous and anxious, especially because you think that sth bad
is going to happen «*£ift
junction /,d3Ar)kJ'n/ noun 1 {especially BrE) {NAmE
usually
inter-sec-tion)
the
place where two or more roads or railway/railroad lines meet ( )
P , vL'n &h., It was near the junction of
City Road and Old Street.
P
pft jilL 0 Come off the motorway at junction 6. X 6 -*§• P 2 a place where two or more
cables, rivers or other
things meet or are joined ( ftfSft (ft)±&£; (
MM ) &&&: a telephone
junction box
junc ture /'d3Ar)ktJa(r)/ noun
{formal) a particular point or stage in an activity or a series of events ;
A A: The battle had
reached a crucial juncture. $c4-B m T O At this juncture, I would like to make
an important
announcement. XffiJEl?
June
/d3u:n/
noun [U, Cj {abbr. Jun.) the 6th month of the year, between May and
July AX IlliH
J
To
see how June is used, look at the examples at April. * June April ^(ftAjXo
jun gle /'d3Ai3gl/ noun 1 [U,
C] an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly (
j&f]? ) M 3?#: The area was covered in dense
jungle.
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0 the jungles of
unfriendly or dangerous place or
situation, especially one where it is very difficult to be successful or to
trust anyone X M if (ft if ; fa & M &: It’s a jungle out
there—you’ve got to be strong to succeed. ft ®
.
— see also concrete jungle 3
(also 'jungle
music) [u]
a type of popular dance music developed in
II®, ) SSE3I see law
'jungle gym noun {NAmE) = climbing frame jungli /’d3Ai)gli/ adj. {IndE)
wild; not educated jfiff Eft;
jun ior* 0-w /'d3u:ni0(r)/ adj., noun
m adj.
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OF LOW RANK [ft)/ 1 [usually before noun] - (to sb) having
a low rank in an
organization or a profession ifefv ( ^ JR M\
) T W: junior employees f&M M. M 0 She
is junior to me.
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IN SPORT # 2 [only before noun] connected with
young people below a
particular age, rather than with adults, especially in sports W/X^Eft: the
world junior tennis championships
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SON )IJ- 3 Junior {abbr. Jnr, Jr.) (especially in US)
used after the name of a man who has the same name as his father, to avoid
confusion (/tfflTHIU, JiX ftJlT(ft&£;£.fX ) 4> —compare younger at young adj.{6)
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SCHOOL/COLLEGE '/• #; 7- K 4 [only before noun] (BrE) (of
a school or part of a
school 7 ^ 7 #£ (ft — ft)
for
children under the age of 11
or 13 A 11 2% 13 &IUTJL
5
[only before noun] {NAmE) connected with the
year before the last year in a high
school or college ( I spent
my junior year in
— compare senior
■
noun
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LOW LEVEL JOB IMfvfft(ft XfR 1 [C] {especially
BrE) a person who has a job at a low level within an organization
office juniors (ft—B.
JRM
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IN SPORT W W jfe 2 [C] a young person
below a particular age, rather than an adult
ifo : She has coached
many of our leading juniors. M
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IN SCHOOL/COLLEGE '/ ^ ; X U 3 [C] (BrE) a
child who
goes to
the year before the last
year at high school or college
( — compare sophomore
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SON JL7 5 [sing.] {NAmE, informal) a person’s young son
¥£<J(ftJL7: I leave junior with Mom when I’m
at work.
IfilBl be ... years sb’s 'junior | be sb’s junior (by ...
)
to be younger than sb,
by the number of years mentioned /Jn^
A • • ; It ^ Aft • • • #: She’s four
years
his junior. M It jfe ft 0 ^ e
0 She’s his junior by four years.
junior 'college noun (in the
.junior
'common room noun {abbr. JCR) {BrE) a room in a college,
used for social purposes by students who have not yet taken their first degree ( A^(ft ) A#X
'junior
doctor noun (in Britain) a doctor
who has finished medical school and who is working at a hospital to get further
practical experience ( ^ B ) Q 5J EgX —
compare house officer, intern n.(l)
junior
high school (also
junior
high) noun [C, U] (in the US) a
school for young people between the ages of 12 and 14 ( Hi ) —compare senior
high
SCHOOL