[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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noun
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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
at case2(2)
joint1 adjective
joint2 noun
joint3 verb
jointjoint3 verb [transitive]
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to cut meat into joints
open
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