单词 | jack |
释义 | jack (dʒæk ) Word forms: jacks , jacking, jacked 1. countable noun A jack is a device for lifting a heavy object off the ground, for example a car. 2. countable noun A jack is a playing card whose value is between a ten and a queen. A jack is usually represented by a picture of a young man. 3. See also jack-of-all-trades, Union Jack Phrasal verbs: jack in phrasal verb If you jack in something such as an activity or job, you stop doing it. [British, informal] Four of the cast jacked it in about Christmas. [VERB noun PARTICLE] After she jacked in the teaching, Jane got herself a job with a shipping line. [VERB PARTICLE noun] jack up 1. phrasal verb If you jack up a heavy object such as a car, you raise it off the ground using a jack. They jacked up the car. [VERB PARTICLE noun] All I had to do was jack the car up and put on the spare. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb To jack up the price or amount of something means to increase it to an unreasonable or unacceptable level. [informal, disapproval] The plan would cost so much that the company would have to jack up its prices. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Inflation has jacked up the rate of unemployment. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Image of jack © pryzmat, Shutterstock Idioms: before you could say Jack Robinson said to mean that something happened very suddenly and quickly The pair of them were out of the door and down the steps before you could say Jack Robinson. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 千斤顶 Japanese: ジャッキ |
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