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单词 jumble sale
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Definition of jumble sale in English:

jumble sale

noun
British
  • A sale of miscellaneous second-hand articles, typically held in order to raise money for a charity or a special event.

    〈英〉(多为慈善事业或特别事项筹集资金而举办的)旧杂货义卖

    North American term rummage sale
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When I was a teenager I bought a book from a jumble sale called The Insult Dictionary which told you how to insult people in five languages.
    • I must have bought the frame years ago in a jumble sale in York and probably thought no more about it until Florence gave me the photos.
    • A jumble sale to boost group funds will be held on Saturday, May 22, at 2pm in the hut.
    • Kind-hearted youngsters held a jumble sale to raise money for a toddler born with a rare heart condition.
    • These include a treasure hunt and barbecue on July 17 and a flower and vegetable sale and a jumble sale in September.
    • This was less of an auction, one might think, more of a jumble sale.
    • It was also in the late 1980s that my father arrived home one night with a box of old albums that were meant for the jumble sale.
    • The first fund-raising event was a jumble sale at Ivy Lane School.
    • Some of the rubbish you find on there wouldn't sell in a jumble sale here.
    • The class accumulated the money by organising a jumble sale.
    • There will also be a jumble sale selling car parts, a crafts and models marquee, a funfair and a cars and commercial vehicle line-up.
    • Bargains are in store at a jumble sale taking place to raise money for a cancer charity.
    • A jumble sale will be held on Saturday at the Emmanuel Church Halls, in The Grove, West Wickham.
    • But I might very well give it to the local charity shop or the church jumble sale.
    • At first sight, she would appear to have started a jumble sale.
    • This week's episode included a letter from a lady who bought a cactus in a jumble sale in 1969.
    • It's going to be more like a proper high street shop and less like a jumble sale.
    • Currently, the village hall has bookings for only the keep-fit group, a private party and a jumble sale.
    • The jumble sale in August raised £473 for clinic funds.
    • We now need people to come along and spend their money at the jumble sale.
    Synonyms
    fete, fair, sale, bring-and-buy sale, car boot sale, carnival

Definition of jumble sale in US English:

jumble sale

nounˈdʒəmbəl ˈˌseɪlˈjəmbəl ˈˌsāl
British
  • A sale of miscellaneous secondhand articles, typically held in order to raise money for a charity or a special event; a rummage sale.

    〈英〉(多为慈善事业或特别事项筹集资金而举办的)旧杂货义卖

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Currently, the village hall has bookings for only the keep-fit group, a private party and a jumble sale.
    • Some of the rubbish you find on there wouldn't sell in a jumble sale here.
    • The class accumulated the money by organising a jumble sale.
    • These include a treasure hunt and barbecue on July 17 and a flower and vegetable sale and a jumble sale in September.
    • A jumble sale to boost group funds will be held on Saturday, May 22, at 2pm in the hut.
    • This week's episode included a letter from a lady who bought a cactus in a jumble sale in 1969.
    • The first fund-raising event was a jumble sale at Ivy Lane School.
    • The jumble sale in August raised £473 for clinic funds.
    • Kind-hearted youngsters held a jumble sale to raise money for a toddler born with a rare heart condition.
    • A jumble sale will be held on Saturday at the Emmanuel Church Halls, in The Grove, West Wickham.
    • There will also be a jumble sale selling car parts, a crafts and models marquee, a funfair and a cars and commercial vehicle line-up.
    • Bargains are in store at a jumble sale taking place to raise money for a cancer charity.
    • We now need people to come along and spend their money at the jumble sale.
    • When I was a teenager I bought a book from a jumble sale called The Insult Dictionary which told you how to insult people in five languages.
    • This was less of an auction, one might think, more of a jumble sale.
    • At first sight, she would appear to have started a jumble sale.
    • But I might very well give it to the local charity shop or the church jumble sale.
    • It was also in the late 1980s that my father arrived home one night with a box of old albums that were meant for the jumble sale.
    • It's going to be more like a proper high street shop and less like a jumble sale.
    • I must have bought the frame years ago in a jumble sale in York and probably thought no more about it until Florence gave me the photos.
    Synonyms
    fete, fair, sale, bring-and-buy sale, car boot sale, carnival
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