jumbo

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n. 庞然大物 a. 巨大的

发音

UK /ˈd͡ʒʌmbəʊ/
US /ˈd͡ʒʌmboʊ/
AU

词形变化

jumbos 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    An elephant.

    印度 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.

    可数 不可数 工程
  4. 4.

    A large airplane, such as those used for intercontinental travel.

    可数 不可数 英国
  5. 5.

    Synonym of bologna (“type of meat”).

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    A wide roll of machine-trimmed paper, ready to be cut into smaller widths.

    可数 不可数

    In the unwind area, one system loads and unloads the unwind stand almost simultaneously. The jumbo is stored ahead of the unwind on level rails.

  7. 1.

    Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a deity or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).

    历史 宗教
adj.
  1. 1.

    Especially large or powerful.

    a jumbo helping

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

giant gargantuan elephantine

近义相关 2

big large

相关短语

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词源

From Jumbo (1860–1885), the name given to a large African elephant from East Africa that was purchased in 1882 by American showman P. T. Barnum (1810–1891) for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Compare Swahili jambo (“matter, thing”) and jumbe (“chief, headman”).

来源：wiktionary