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单词 jack-o'-lantern
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
jack-o'-lan•tern /ˈdʒækəˌlæntɚn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a pumpkin that has been hollowed out and cut with openings to represent a human face, traditionally displayed at Halloween, often with a candle or light inside.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
jack-o'-lan•tern  ( jakə lan′tərn),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to represent human eyes, nose, and mouth and in which a candle or other light may be placed, traditionally made for display at Halloween.
  2. a commercially made lantern resembling this.
  3. any phenomenon of light, as a corona discharge or an ignis fatuus.
  4. Fungia poisonous luminescent orange fungus, Omphalotus olearius, often found in clusters at the base of hardwood tree stumps.
  • 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jack-o'-lantern n
  1. a lantern made from a hollowed pumpkin, which has holes cut in it to represent a human face
  2. a will-o'-the-wisp or similar phenomenon
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