英语词汇“jot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

jot

释义

jot¹ verbjot² noun

jotjot1 /dʒɒt $ dʒɑːt/ verb (past tense and past participle jotted, present participle jotting)

VERB TABLE

jot

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	jot
	he, she, it	jots
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	jotted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have jotted
	he, she, it	has jotted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had jotted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will jot
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have jotted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am jotting
	he, she, it	is jotting
	you, we, they	are jotting
Past	I, he, she, it	was jotting
	you, we, they	were jotting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been jotting
	he, she, it	has been jotting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been jotting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be jotting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been jotting

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

O'Reilly sat there while the officer jotted notes.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Before going into a meeting with some one, quickly jot down adjectives to describe the person.
Begin by jotting down what you think they are, plus any thoughts this triggers off.
Do not jot down figures which have little basis in fact.
For now, let's begin by jotting down a few ideas for sequences to make a Christmas movie.
My sketchbook is really filled with constructional details, jotted down before they are forgotten.
She gave him a few things, all invented, and watched as he jotted some notes in the ledger.
Then she jotted down some notes to remind her about the other items she wanted to discuss with Manion.

Longman Language Activatorto write something quickly or carelessly► jot down

to quickly write down ideas, notes, or facts: jot down something: · Let me jot down the name of that restaurant.jot something down: · If anyone has any suggestions, jot them down on a piece of paper and give them to me.

► scribble

to write something quickly and untidily: · Andrew scribbled a quick note and handed it to the chairman.scribble something down: · Sorry, I scribbled her phone number down, and now I can't read my own writing!scribble down something: · We'll all scribble down some suggestions, and then compare them.

► scrawl

to write something carelessly and untidily: · Someone had scrawled a strange symbol on the wall above the bed.· Three students were excluded for scrawling graffiti on a school wall.

► dash off

to write a letter, note, story etc quickly and without thinking carefully about it: dash off something: · He was furious when he saw the article, and dashed off a letter to the editor immediately.dash something off: · The publishers wanted a summary that afternoon, so I dashed it off in an hour or so.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► jot down/scribble notes

(=write them down quickly)· The jurors were scribbling notes as the witness gave evidence.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► down

· My sketchbook is really filled with constructional details, jotted down before they are forgotten.· With listing, you jot down a few words, saving the real writing for later.· He numbered the questions, and jotted down the answers on a separate sheet.· Here, then, are some numbers to jot down for the near-term.· He jotted down a quick note to Amy and dropped it off at the switchboard as he left.· Suddenly I awoke, inspired, and jotted down a complete Constitution for Ireland.· Before going into a meeting with some one, quickly jot down adjectives to describe the person.

NOUN► note

· She gave him a few things, all invented, and watched as he jotted some notes in the ledger.· He jotted down a quick note to Amy and dropped it off at the switchboard as he left.· He took to keeping Stella at his side during rehearsals, ostensibly to jot down notes.· Then she jotted down some notes to remind her about the other items she wanted to discuss with Manion.· She spent the next hour jotting down notes as she processed each disk.

jot something ↔ down phrasal verb to write a short piece of information quickly:

Let me jot down your number and I’ll call you tomorrow.

jot¹ verbjot² noun

jotjot2 noun

WORD ORIGINjot2

Origin:

1400-1500 Latin iota, jota; ➔ IOTA

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

In some ways they know a whole jot, in other ways they know so little.
It is 1962 now, but the Colony hasn't changed a jot.
It was at once apparent to Joan that, whatever changes of circumstance had taken place, he had changed not a jot.
Legally this matters not a jot.
Nor cared a jot as long he tripped On his first day's duty how much he chipped.
Six out of 10 voters are still not buying and three weeks of slogging seem to have made not a jot of difference.
There was not a jot of humour in the man.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► jot down/scribble notes

(=write them down quickly)· The jurors were scribbling notes as the witness gave evidence.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► care

· But Lewis devises a strategy, pursues it, and cares not a jot if the crowd does not approve.· Nor cared a jot as long he tripped On his first day's duty how much he chipped.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► not a jot

But Lewis devises a strategy, pursues it, and cares not a jot if the crowd does not approve.
Do not jot down figures which have little basis in fact.
It was at once apparent to Joan that, whatever changes of circumstance had taken place, he had changed not a jot.
Legally this matters not a jot.
Older he undoubtedly is, but he is not a jot wiser.
Six out of 10 voters are still not buying and three weeks of slogging seem to have made not a jot of difference.
There was not a jot of humour in the man.

not a jot old-fashioned not at all or none at all:

There was not a jot of humour in the man.

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