单词 | jack bean |
释义 | jack1 /jak/noun
Tired, fed up ORIGIN: Appar Fr Jacques, once the most common name in France, hence used as a substitute for John, once the most common name in England; really = James or Jacob, from L Jacōbus; but possibly partly from Jackin, Jankin, dimin of John Jackˈeen or jackˈeen noun (Irish derog sl) A person from Dublin, esp one with a parochial attitude Jackˈy or Jackˈy-Jacky noun (Aust offensive sl) A nickname for an Aborigine Jack-a-danˈdy noun A dandy or fop, esp if diminutive Jack-a-lanˈtern noun A Jack-o'-lantern Jackˈ-a-Lent noun (Shakespeare) A boy (for Jack of Lent a kind of puppet formerly used as an Aunt Sally in Lent) jack bean noun A subtropical American climbing bean (genus Canavalia) jackˈ-block noun A block of pulleys used for raising and lowering topgallant-masts jackˈboot noun
intransitive verb (with around; also transitive verb with it) to behave in an oppressive or brutally authoritarian way, to domineer, throw one's weight around jackˈbooted adjective jackˈ-by-the-hedge noun (also with cap) garlic mustard jack-crossˈtree noun (nautical) The crosstree at the head of a topgallant-mast jack easy adjective Indifferent, not caring one way or the other jackˈfish noun A young pike Jackˈ-fool noun A fool Jack Frost noun Frost or freezing weather personified Jackˈ-go-to-bed-at-noon noun The plant goat's-beard jackˈhammer noun A hand-held compressed-air hammer drill for rock-drilling (also transitive verb) jackˈ-high adjective and adverb (in bowls) as far as the jack Jackˈ-in-office noun (also without cap) a vexatiously self-important petty official Jackˈ-in-the-box noun (also without cap) a toy figure that springs up from a box when the lid is released Jackˈ-in-the-green noun A May-Day dancer enclosed in a green shrubby framework Jackˈ-in-the-pulpit noun
Jack Ketch noun (historical) A public hangman, from one so named under James II jackˈknife noun
intransitive verb and transitive verb
Jack Mormon noun (US)
Jack-of-allˈ-trades noun (also without cap) someone who can turn a hand to anything Jack-o'-lanˈtern noun
jack pine noun Any of several N American species of pine jack plane noun A large strong plane used by carpenters jack plug noun (telecommunications, etc) A one-pronged plug used to introduce an apparatus quickly into a circuit jackˈpot noun
Jackˈ-priest noun (derogatory) A parson Jackˈ-pudding noun (historical) A professional buffoon, a jester jack rabbit noun A long-eared American hare jackˈ-rafter noun A rafter shorter than the rest, as in a hip-roof Jack Russell or Jack Russell terrier noun A breed of small terrier, introduced by John Russell, 19c parson Jackˈ-sauce noun (Shakespeare) An impudent fellow jack screw noun same as screw jack (see under screw). jack shaft or jackˈshaft noun (engineering) An intermediate shaft, eg between a motor and the wheels it drives jack shit noun (chiefly US sl) Nothing at all Jackˈ-slave noun (Shakespeare) A low servant, a vulgar fellow jackˈsmith noun (obsolete) A maker of roasting jacks jackˈsnipe noun Any of various small species of snipe Jack Sprat noun A diminutive fellow jackˈ-staff noun The staff on a ship on which the jack (flag) is hoisted jackˈ-stays plural noun Ropes or strips of wood or iron stretched along the yards of a ship to bind the sails to Jack Straw or jackˈ-straw noun
Jack tar noun (also without cap) a sailor Jack the lad noun A flashy, cocksure young man jack towel noun A continuous towel passing over a roller jackˈ-up noun
Jacky-Jacky see Jacky above. before you can or could say Jack Robinson Very quickly cheap-Jack see under cheap every man Jack One and all, everybody hit the jackpot
I'm all right, Jack An expression of selfish or indifferent complacency at the misfortunes or difficulties of others steeplejack see under steeple Union Jack (not properly a jack) see under union1 yellow jack (slang) Yellow fever |
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