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单词 jimmy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
jim•my1 /ˈdʒɪmi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -mies, v., -mied, -my•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga short crowbar;
    a metal bar used to pry open something closed or locked, as a door or window.

v. [+ object]
  1. Buildingto force open with or as if with a jimmy:The thief must have jimmied the door.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
jim•my1  ( jimē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies, v., -mied, -my•ing. 
n. 
  1. Buildinga short crowbar.
  2. Invertebratesa large male crab, esp. of Chesapeake Bay.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto force open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy:The burglar got in by jimmyingthe back door.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] jemmy. 
  • 1840–50; generic use of Jimmy; compare jack1

jim•my2  ( jimē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Australian Slang.]
  1. British Termsan immigrant.
  • 1835–45; rhyming slang; Jimmy (Grant), for immigrant

Jim•my  ( jimē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a male given name, form of James. 
Also, Jimmie. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jimmy /ˈdʒɪmɪ/ ( pl -mies) n , vb ( -mies, -mying, -mied)
  1. the US word for jemmy
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