单词 | joint-fir |
释义 | join /join/transitive verb
ORIGIN: OFr joindre, from L jungere, junctum to join joinˈable adjective joindˈer noun (esp law) Joining, uniting joinˈer noun
joinˈery noun
joinˈing noun
joint noun
To fit closely together jointˈed adjective
jointˈer noun
jointˈing noun jointˈless adjective jointˈly adverb
jointˈness noun joinedˈ-up adjective
joinˈ-hand noun (obsolete) Cursive handwriting joint account noun A bank or building-society account held in the name of two or more people, any of whom can deposit or withdraw money Joint Chiefs of Staff plural noun (in the USA) the chief military advisory body to the President jointed cactus noun A plant (Opuntia pusilla) of the prickly-pear genus, a serious pest in S Africa jointer plane or jointing plane noun The largest kind of plane used by a joiner Joint European Torus noun see JET jointˈ-fir noun Any plant of the family Gnetaceae joint heir noun A person who inherits jointly with another or others jointˈing-rule noun A long straight-edged rule used by bricklayers jointˈ-oil noun Synovia joint resolution noun (US) One passed by both Houses of Congress jointˈ-stock noun Stock held jointly (jointˈ-stock company one whose capital is split into many units, held by different owners) jointˈ-stool noun (Shakespeare) A stool made of parts inserted in each other joint tenancy noun joint tenant noun A person who is owner of land or goods along with others joint venture noun A business activity undertaken by two or more companies acting together, sharing costs, risks and profits jointˈ-worm or jointˈworm noun (US) A hymenopterous larva that attacks grain-stalks near the first joint join battle see under battle1 join in To (begin to) take part join issue
joint and several liability (law) The responsibility of any one member of a group for the actions or debts of any or all of the others, and the responsibility of the group as a whole for the actions or debts of any one member join up
out of joint
put someone's nose out of joint
second joint
the joint (US inf) Prison universal joint A device one part of which is able to move freely in all directions, as in the ball-and-socket joint |
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