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ADJ
聯(lián)合的;共同的;共享的
Joint means shared by or belonging to two or more people.
例句
She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a joint account...
她和弗蘭克還沒有抽出時(shí)間去開聯(lián)名賬戶。
Jackie and Ben came to a joint decision as to where they would live.
關(guān)于他們將住哪里是杰姬和本共同決定的。
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關(guān)節(jié)
A joint is a part of your body such as your elbow or knee where two bones meet and are able to move together.
例句
Her joints ache if she exercises.
她一運(yùn)動(dòng)關(guān)節(jié)就疼。
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接合處;連接點(diǎn);接頭;接縫
A joint is the place where two things are fastened or fixed together.
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(適于燒烤的)大塊肉
A joint is a fairly large piece of meat which is suitable for roasting.
例句
He carved the joint of beef.
他切開了那一大塊烤牛肉。
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廉價(jià)娛樂場所;下等娛樂場所
You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a joint .
例句
They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint...
他們來到了全世界最有名的尋花問柳之地。
...a hamburger joint.
漢堡包店
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大麻煙卷
A joint is a cigarette which contains cannabis or marijuana.
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PHRASE
(因感到無足輕重或不受重視)心煩意亂,感到不快
If something puts someone's nose out of joint, it upsets or offends them because it makes them feel less important or less valued.
例句
Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication...
露西的冷淡與世故使得巴里十分不快。
Her sister-in-law's nose is a little out of joint.
她嫂子有點(diǎn)兒心煩。
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PHRASE
不太正常;不得體;無秩序;紊亂
If something is out of joint, it is not quite right or appropriate, or does not work quite as it should.
例句
There was something out of joint in the situation. Something was strange...
情況有點(diǎn)兒不太正常。有些事有點(diǎn)兒古怪。
The electoral timetable seems to be out of joint with the need for change.
選舉時(shí)間表似乎有些混亂,需要改動(dòng)一下。