Joint People Place N Count 可数名词 Dʒɔɪnt Jointly Body
The flashcard defines "joint" with multiple meanings. As an adjective, it means shared by or belonging to two or more people. As a noun, it can refer to a body part where bones meet, a fastening point, a cut of meat for roasting, a casual establishment, or a marijuana cigarette. Idiomatic uses include "out of joint" (improper or disordered) and "put someone's nose out of joint" (to offend someone).
The flashcard defines "joint" as an adjective meaning shared by or belonging to two or more people. It also defines it as a countable noun referring to a part of the body where two bones meet, the place where two things are fastened together, a large piece of meat for roasting, a cheap place for entertainment, or a marijuana cigarette. Finally, it includes the phrases "out of joint" meaning not quite right or appropriate, and "put someone's nose out of joint" meaning to upset or offend them.
[ADJ 形容词]联合的;共同的;共享的Joint means shared by or belonging to two or more people.
[ADJ n]
She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a joint account...
她和弗兰克还没有抽出时间去开联名账户。
Jackie and Ben came to a joint decision as to where they would live.
关于他们将住哪里是杰姬和本共同决定的。
jointly
The Port Authority is an agency jointly run by New York and New Jersey.
港务局是由纽约州和新泽西州共同管理的机构。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]关节 A joint is a part of your body such as your elbow or knee where two bones meet and are able to move together.
Her joints ache if she exercises.
她一运动关节就疼。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
dovetail joint
;接合处;连接点;接头;接缝 A joint is the place where two things are fastened or fixed together.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](适于烧烤的)大块肉 A joint is a fairly large piece of meat which is suitable for roasting.
[mainly BRIT 主英]
He carved the joint of beef.
他切开了那一大块烤牛肉。
in AM, use 美国英语用 roast
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]廉价娱乐场所;下等娱乐场所 You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a joint .
[usu supp N]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint...
他们来到了全世界最有名的寻花问柳之地。
...a hamburger joint.
汉堡包店
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]大麻烟卷 A joint is a cigarette which contains cannabis or marijuana.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语](因感到无足轻重或不受重视)心烦意乱,感到不快 If something puts someone's nose out of joint, it upsets or offends them because it makes them feel less important or less valued.
[PHR after v]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication...
露西的冷淡与世故使得巴里十分不快。
Her sister-in-law's nose is a little out of joint.
她嫂子有点儿心烦。
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[PHRASE 短语]不太正常;不得体;无秩序;紊乱 If something is out of joint, it is not quite right or appropriate, or does not work quite as it should.
[usu v-link PHR]
There was something out of joint in the situation. Something was strange...
情况有点儿不太正常。有些事有点儿古怪。
The electoral timetable seems to be out of joint with the need for change.
选举时间表似乎有些混乱,需要改动一下。
Oxford
joint★/dʒɔɪnt; NAmEdʒɔɪnt/
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jointjointsjointedjointingadjective★[only before noun ]involving two or more people together 联合的;共同的◆a joint account (= a bank account in the name of more than one person, for example a husband and wife)联合账户◆The report was a joint effort(= we worked on it together).这个报告是大家共同努力的成果。◆They finished in joint first place.他们获得并列第一。◆They were joint owners of the house (= they owned it together).他们共同拥有这栋房子。▶joint·ly★/dʒɔɪntli; NAmEdʒɔɪntli/adverb◆The event was organized jointly by students and staff.这项活动是由师生共同组织的。noun★1★a place where two bones are joined together in the body in a way that enables them to bend and move 关节◆inflammation of the knee joint膝关节发炎☞see also
ball-and-socket joint
2★a place where two or more parts of an object are joined together, especially to form a corner (尤指构成拐角的)接头,接合处,接点3( BrE) a piece of roastmeat 一块烤肉◆a joint of beef一块烤牛肉◆the Sunday joint (= one traditionally eaten on a Sunday)礼拜天吃的大块烤肉4( informal) a place where people meet to eat, drink, dance, etc, especially one that is cheap 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所)◆a fast-food joint快餐店5( informal) a cigarette containing marijuana(= an illegal drug) 大麻烟卷IDIOMout of ˈjoint1(of a bone 骨头)pushed out of its correct position 脱臼;脱位2not working or behaving in the normal way 混乱;无秩序;不正常☞more at
case
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nose
n.verbjointsth to cut meat into large pieces, usually each containing a bone 把…切成带骨的大块肉joint/dʒɔɪnt; NAmEdʒɔɪnt/joint·ly/dʒɔɪntli; NAmEdʒɔɪntli/
LDC
joint1 adjective
joint2 noun
joint3 verb
jointjoint1 /dʒɔɪnt/ ●●○S3W2 adjective [only before noun]
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1involving two or more people or groups, or owned or shared by them: The two ministers have issued a joint statement. Both companies are involved in the joint development of a new medium-sized car. The meal was a joint effort (=two or more people worked on it together). Manchester United and Arsenal are joint favourites to win the title (=are thought to have the same chance of winning). Both parties must sign the form if the account is to be in joint names (=belong to two named people).2joint venture a business activity begun by two or more people or companies working together3joint resolution law a decision or law agreed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president—jointly adverb: tenants who are jointly responsible for their rent
joint1 adjective
joint2 noun
joint3 verb
jointjoint2 noun [countable]
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1a part of your body that can bend because two bones meet thereknee/neck/hip/elbow etc joint a permanently damaged knee joint2British English a large piece of meat, usually containing a bonejoint of a joint of beef3a place where two things or parts of an object are joined together: What should I use to seal the joint between the carport roof and the house wall?4out of jointa)if a bone in your body is out of joint, it has been pushed out of its correct positionb)if a system, group etc is out of joint, it is not working properly: Something is out of joint in our society. → put somebody’s nose out of joint
at nose1(15)
5informal a cheap bar, club, or restaurant: a hamburger joint →
clip joint
6informal a cigarette containing cannabisSYN spliff → case the joint