jum·ble

verb

/ˈdʒʌmbl/

[often passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they jumble	/ˈdʒʌmbl/ /ˈdʒʌmbl/
he / she / it jumbles	/ˈdʒʌmblz/ /ˈdʒʌmblz/
past simple jumbled	/ˈdʒʌmbld/ /ˈdʒʌmbld/
past participle jumbled	/ˈdʒʌmbld/ /ˈdʒʌmbld/
-ing form jumbling	/ˈdʒʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈdʒʌmblɪŋ/

to mix things together in a confused or untidy way使乱堆；使混乱；使杂乱
- be jumbled together Books, shoes and clothes were jumbled together on the floor.书、鞋子和衣服胡乱堆放在地上。
- be jumbled up The letters in these words have been jumbled up.这些单词的字母顺序已被打乱。
- jumble something (together/up) She put the raffle tickets into a bag and jumbled them up.她把抽奖券放进袋子里，然后把它们乱七八糟地混在一起。
Word Originearly 16th cent.: probably symbolic.

noun

/ˈdʒʌmbl/

[singular] jumble (of something) an untidy or confused mixture of things杂乱的一堆；混乱的一团
- a jumble of books and paper一堆杂乱的书和纸
- The essay was a meaningless jumble of ideas.这篇文章思路混乱，使人不知所云。
Extra Examples
- I finally found it among the jumble on the floor.我终于在地板上的杂物中找到了它。
- The city centre was a jumble of old buildings.市中心是一片杂乱的老建筑。
- I'm afraid the back seat looks a bit of a jumble.恐怕后座看起来有点乱。
[uncountable] (British English) a collection of old or used clothes, etc. that are no longer wanted and are going to be taken to a jumble sale待义卖的一堆旧杂物

Word Originearly 16th cent.: probably symbolic.