jumble
英['d??mb(?)l]
美['d??mbl]
- n. 混亂；雜亂的一堆東西
- vi. 混雜；攙雜
- vt. 使混亂；搞亂
詞態變化
復數:?jumbles;第三人稱單數:?jumbles;過去式:?jumbled;過去分詞:?jumbled;現在分詞:?jumbling;形容詞:?jumbled;
中文詞源
jumble 雜亂
詞源不詳，可能來自jump,跳，-le,表反復。引申詞義跳來跳去，忙亂，混亂。
英文詞源
- jumble (v.)
- 1520s, originally "to move confusedly," perhaps coined on model of stumble, tumble, etc. In 17c., it was yet another euphemism for "have sex with" (a sense first attested 1580s). Meaning "mix or confuse" is from 1540s. Related: Jumbled; jumbling.
- jumble (n.)
- "a confused mixture," 1660s, from jumble (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. Your old clothes will be gratefully accepted by jumble sale organisers.
- 舊貨義賣的組織者會感激地領受您捐贈的舊衣物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We are having a jumble sale at our school.
- 我們準備在學校里搞個舊物義賣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She expects me to drive round collecting jumble for the church.
- 她期望我能開車去四處收集舊物用于教堂義賣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The shoreline was made up of a jumble of huge boulders.
- 海岸線上堆著一大堆雜亂的巨石。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Charity shops and jumble sales welcome usable clothes.
- 慈善商店和義賣活動歡迎大家捐助能穿的衣服。
來自柯林斯例句