| 单词 | jack-in-the-box |
| 释义 | jack-in-the-box (once / 26034 pages) n WORD FAMILY jack-in-the-box USAGE EXAMPLESLike clowns in a jack-in-the-box, they kept popping out to decry the Donald’s latest attack on the people he hates. Salon(Nov 25, 2016) On a reality show, if you’ve got skeletons in your closet, they will come jumping out of that closet like a jack-in-the-box. Time(Nov 07, 2016) Detached herself from this city where every street corner was a trap, where every alley hid a ghost that sprang at her like a jack-in-the-box. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) n plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened Hyper plaything, toy an artifact designed to be played with |
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