'junior school noun [C, U] (in
Junior tech'nician noun a member of the
British air force, of fairly low
rank (
junior 'varsity noun (in the
. R, tffk
ju ni per /'d3u:mpa(r)/ noun [U, C] a bush with
purple berries that are used in
medicine and to flavour gin
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mm, m )
junk /d3Ai]k/ noun, verb
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noun 1 [U] things that are
considered useless or of little value M M.3U5 ; ft tfMt W T II 5X3 rubbish/ garbage : I’ve cleared, out all that old junk in the
attic.
0 0 This
china
came from a junk shop.
0
There’s nothing but junk on the TV.
o note at things 2 [U] = junk food 3 [C] a Chinese boat with a square sail and a flat bottom ft
jH
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verb [VN] (informal) to get rid of sth
because it is no longer valuable or useful
'junk bond noun (business f8[)
a type of bond that pays a high
rate of interest because there is a lot of risk involved, often used to raise
money quickly in order to buy the shares of another company MPtfw#, ftifkik
^ )
jun ket /'d3Arjkit/ noun (informal, disapproving) a trip
that is made for pleasure
by sb who works for the government, etc. and that is paid for using public
money (
'junk food (also junk) noun [U] (also junk foods [pi.]) (informal,
disapproving) food that is quick and easy to prepare and
eat but that is thought to be bad for your ^ health ( fflfN
junkie /'d3Ai]ki/ noun (informal) a drug addict (= a person who is unable to
stop taking dangerous drugs)
'junk mail noun [U] (disapproving) advertising material
that is sent to people who have not asked for it (
)
M^rHf^pan, compare
spam(2)
junky /'d3Aqki/ adj. (informal, especially NAmE) of poor quality or of
little value ; ftiftiM.#)
junk-yard /'d3Arjkja:d; NAmE -jaird/ noun (especially NAmE) = SCRAPYARD
junta /'d3Ant0; NAmE 'hunta/ noun a military government
that has taken power by force ( XX
Ju pi ter /'d3u:pita(r)/
noun the largest planet of
the solar system, fifth in order
of distance from the sun
Jur assic /d3u'raesik/ adj. (geology i&) of the second period of the Mesozoic, between the
Triassic and the Cretaceous; of the rocks formed during this time $c fill ► the
Jur-as-sic noun [sing.]
jur id ic al /d3ua'ridikl; NAmE d3o'r-/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) connected with the law,
judges or legal matters (ft; nl&fi*J
jurisdiction
/.dsuaris'dikjn;
NAmE ,d3ur-/ noun (formal) 1 [U, C] ~ (over sb/sth) | ~ (of sb/sth) (to do sth) the authority that an
official organization has to make legal decisions about sb/sth ^] }& $(.; ^
$]$(.; H 2 [C] an area or a country in which a particular system of laws has
authority If HHfal!
jurisprudence /,d3U0ris'pru:dns; NAmEfaur-l noun [U] (technical 7ft i|j) the scientific study of law iXW
a professor of jurisprudence
jur ist /'d3uarist; NAmE 'd3ur-/ noun (formal) a person who is an
expert in law
juror /'d3O0ra(r); NAmE 'd3ur-/ noun a member of a jury
jury /‘dsuari; NAmE
'd3uri/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] (pi. -ies)
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(also panel, 'jury panel especially in NAmE)
a group
of members of the public
who listen to the facts of a case in a court and decide whether or not sb is
guilty of a crime : members of the
jury 0 to
be/sit/serve on a jury jfi ft Pg T M
0 The jury has/have returned a verdict of guilty. 0
the right to trial by
jury
Eh ITT @17 M frtl R.7J —see also grand
jury 2 a group of people who decide who is the winner of a
competition ( M
HBB1 the jury is (still) 'out on sth
used
when you are saying that sth is still not certain ( ) ifjX
'jury duty (BrE usually 'jury service) noun [U] a period of time
spent as a member of a jury in court T 7 X
$r;
jury-man /'d3uariman; NAmE
'd3ori-/, jury-woman /'dsuariwuman; NAmE
'd3uri-/ noun (pi.
-men
/-man/,
-women
/-wimin/)
a person who is a member of a jury T7M
5X3
JUROR
jus /3u:; NAmE also d3u:s/ noun [U]
(from French) a thin sauce, especially one made from meat juices $
( 'ft )ft
jus-sive /'d3ASiv; NAmE 'd3asiv/ adj. (grammar i§^) (of a verb form expressing an order IFr&^filJ; II
jllSt On /d3Ast/ adv., adj.
sadv. 1 ~ (like/what/as ... ) exactly jH Jtf; to#?: This jacket is just my
size. fid R590 0
This
gadget is just the thing for
getting those nails out. ft 0 Just my luck (= the sort of bad luck
I usually have). The phone’s not working. ffei£Xi77o 0 You’re just in
time. 0 She looks just like her mother.
M
H ± X
o It’s just as I
thought. 0 o
(BrE) It’s just on six (= exactly
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~ as ... at the same moment
as IE ^ >• • • H: The clock struck six just as I arrived. I'J
B#, H IE fli£ A & 0
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~ as good, nice, easily, etc. no less than; equally ft
ft T; |SJ : she’s just as smart as her sister, ftk X tit
M M —^ 0 0 You can get there just as cheaply by plane.
4
(only) ~ | ~ after, before, under, etc. sth by a small amount P|]£f; J| —; WM: I got here just after nine. ficIUiAiAJlN' W\
0 I only just caught the
train. ±!kfr-0
o
Inflation fell to just over 4 per cent, it (a 0 $
4% ^
—
i(0 5 used to say that you/sb did sth very
recently PIJ fr.i. fryf: Eve just heard the news. Ic W\ Q/f 3\
I,
0 When you arrived he had only just left. IfcM M M.o 0 She
has just been telling us about her trip to
NAmE) I just saw him a moment ago. o note at already 6 at this/that moment; now
iitfrt; SPW; SIT; Mfr.: I’m just finishing my book. BITISIE /£ A: (ft — T T o 0 I was just beginning to enjoy
myself when we had to leave.
6
JF 7 o 0 I’m just off (= I am
leaving now). 7 „
7
~ about/going to do sth going to do sth only a few
moments from now or then jEH; S,±H§|:
The water’s just about to boil. /JC^iTftScTFTo 0 I
was just going to tell you when you interrupted.
im<, 8 simply KJi; It
was just an ordinary day. UPH ^ililfi^J — To 0 I
can’t just drop all my commitments. fic^l&ScTfitl^oT
Ti&tPTTTo 0 This essay is just not good enough. & 0 7 didn’t
mean to upset you. It’s just that I had to tell somebody. RJ=:$c
IN# T A ijfc o 0 This
is not just another disaster
movie—it’s a masterpiece.
ft till--nPifcfN o Just because
you’re older than
me doesn’t mean you know
everything. %
9 (informat) really; completely M
JE ffe; ^ ^; % ft: The food was just wonderful! IP n£ filJ^^J! 0 I
can just imagine his reaction, jfcyz 10 ~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) only iXfii H
Til: 7 decided to learn Japanese just for fun. 0 ft 7 £Finio
0 7 waited an hour just
to see you. 7 o
There is just