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jum·bo noun /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ (plural jumbos) (also jumbo jet) - a large plane that can carry several hundred passengers, especially a Boeing 747大型客机（尤指波音 747）Topics Transport by airc1
Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally of a person): probably the second element of mumbo-jumbo. Originally denoting a large and clumsy person, the term became popular as the name of an elephant at London Zoo, which was sold in 1882 to the Barnum and Bailey circus.
jum·bo adjective /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ [only before noun] (informal)- very large; larger than usual巨型的；巨大的；特大的
- a jumbo pack of cornflakes一盒特大包装的玉米片
Oxford Collocations DictionaryJumbo is used with these nouns: Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally of a person): probably the second element of mumbo-jumbo. Originally denoting a large and clumsy person, the term became popular as the name of an elephant at London Zoo, which was sold in 1882 to the Barnum and Bailey circus.
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