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jar

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jar / dʒɑː(r) /
◙ noun
1. [C] a round glass container, with a lid, used for storing food, especially jam, honey , etc.
• (玻璃)罐子；广口瓶:
»a storage jar
  广口贮藏瓶
--› see also jam jar
2. [C] a jar and what it contains
• 一罐,一瓶(的量):
»a jar of coffee
  一罐咖啡
3. [C] a tall container with a wide mouth, with or without handles, used in the past for carrying water, etc.
• 缸；罎子:
»a water jar
  水缸
--› see also bell jar
4. [C] (BrE, informal) a glass of beer
• 一杯啤酒:
»Do you fancy a jar after work?
  你喜欢下班后喝杯啤酒吗？
5. [sing.] an unpleasant shock, especially from ten things being suddenly shaken or hit
• 猛然震动；撞击:
»The fall gave him a nasty jar.
  这一跤把他摔得好厉害。◙

verb (-rr-)
1. ~ (sth) (on sth) to give or receive a sudden sharp painful knock
• (使)撞击,受震动而疼痛:
▪ [VN]
»The jolt seemed to jar every bone in her body.
  这震动似乎把她浑身上下每根骨头都弄疼了。
▪ [V]
»The spade jarred on something metal.
  铁锹撞在什么金属物件上发出刺耳的声音。
2. ~ (on sth) to have an unpleasant or annoying effect
• (对…)产生不快的影响；使烦躁
【SYN】 grate :
▪ [V]
»His constant moaning was beginning to jar on her nerves.
  他不停的呻吟使她焦躁不安起来。
»There was a jarring note of triumph in his voice.
  他声音里含有一种烦人的扬扬得意的口气。
▪ [also VN]
3. [V] ~ (with sth) to be different from sth in a strange or unpleasant way
• (与…)不协调,不和谐,相冲突
【SYN】 clash :
»Her brown shoes jarred with the rest of the outfit.
  她那双棕色的鞋与她的衣着不协调。

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