单词 | jet |
释义 | jet 2 ![]() n. 1. a. A high-velocity fluid stream forced under pressure out of a small-diameter opening or nozzle. b. An outlet, such as a nozzle, used for emitting such a stream. c. Something emitted in or as if in a high-velocity fluid stream: "such myriad and such vivid jets of images" (Henry Roth). 2. a. A jet-propelled vehicle, especially a jet-propelled aircraft. b. A jet engine. v. jet·ted, jet·ting, jets v.intr. 1. To travel by jet aircraft: jetted from Houston to Los Angeles. 2. To move very quickly. v.tr. To propel outward or squirt, as under pressure: "Any man might ... hang around ... jetting tobacco juice" (Ross Lockridge, Jr.) [French, from Old French, from jeter, to spout forth, throw, from Vulgar Latin *iectāre, alteration of Latin iactāre, frequentative of iacere, to throw; see yē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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