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jack MANJAkn [C](esp. used in phrases) a person, esp. a man人,男人(used by or to children) Jack Frost is cold and ice thought of as a man.(拟人化称呼)严寒,霜It feels as though Jack Frost is coming (= The weather is getting very cold).感到好像严寒要来了。A jack-in-the-box is a children's toy consisting of a box with a model of a person inside it which jumps out and gives you a surprise when the top of the box is raised.揭开匣盖即跳起的玩偶;玩偶匣(fig. ) She was up and down to the phone all morning like a jack-in-the-box.她整个上午都在电话旁来来回回,听到电话铃响就蹦了过去。A jack-of-all-trades is someone who can do many different jobs.什么事都能干一手的人A mother has to be a jack-of-all-trades--cook, nurse, teacher, sports coach and lots more!母亲必须什么事都能干一手----做饭、照顾孩子、当老师、作体育教练,等等。(Am) A jack-o'-lantern is a light made from a hollow PUMPKIN with holes cut into the sides like the eyes and mouth of a person's face, inside which there is a candle.(把南瓜挖空并雕成人面形的)杰克灯(dated) If something happens before you can/could say Jack Robinson, it happens very quickly.突然间,说时迟那时快I put the plate of food on the floor and before you could say Jack Robinson the dog had eaten it.我刚把那盘食物放在地板上,那狗一刹那就吃完了。(Br infml) A Jack the Lad is a young man who behaves in an over-confident way which makes you notice him.自负而引人注意的年轻人(saying) "Jack-of-all-trades, master of none"means a person is able to do many things but is not really very skilled at any of them.样样都懂的人,样样都不精。
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