joint
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Joint means shared by or belonging to two or more people. 联合的; 共同的[ADJ n]
She and Frank had never got around to opening a joint account. 她和弗兰克还没能抽出时间开个联名账户。
2. jointlyADV 联合地; 共同地[ADV with v]
The Port Authority is an agency jointly run by New York and New Jersey. 该港务局是纽约和新泽西共管的机构。
3. N-COUNT A joint is a part of your body such as your elbow or knee where two bones meet and are able to move together. 关节
Her joints ache if she exercises. 她的关节一运动就疼。
4. N-COUNT A joint is the place where two things are fastened or joined together. 连接处
...the joint between the inner and outer panels. …内外嵌板的连接处。
5. N-COUNT You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a joint. 低档娱乐场所[非正式]
They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint. 他们来到了世界上最有名的声色场所。
6. N-COUNT A joint is a cigarette that contains cannabis or marijuana. 大麻烟卷[非正式]
He's smoking a joint. 他在吸大麻烟。
7. PHRASE If something puts someone's nose out of joint, it upsets or offends them because it makes them feel less important or less valued. 使某人价值被贬低[非正式]
Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication. 露西的冷漠世故让巴里显得很不重要。
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joint /dʒɔɪnt/ (joints)
剑桥词典
- belonging to or shared between two or more people
- He holds joint citizenship in Sweden and Peru.
- The parents were given joint custody of the child . 返回 joint
共有的,共享的;共同的
a joint bank account 共有银行账户
The project was a joint effort between the two schools (= they worked on it together). 这一项目是两个学校共同合作的。
The two Russian ice skaters came joint second (= they were both given second prize ) in the world championships . 两名俄罗斯滑冰运动员在世界锦标赛中并列第二。
In court , the parents were awarded joint custody of their son (= the right to care for him was shared between them). 法庭上这对父母获判对他们的儿子共同拥有监护权。
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