joint

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Joint means shared by or belonging to two or more people. 聯(lián)合的; 共同的[ADJ n]
She and Frank had never got around to opening a joint account. 她和弗蘭克還沒能抽出時間開個聯(lián)名賬戶。
2. jointlyADV 聯(lián)合地; 共同地[ADV with v]
The Port Authority is an agency jointly run by New York and New Jersey. 該港務局是紐約和新澤西共管的機構(gòu)。
3. N-COUNT A joint is a part of your body such as your elbow or knee where two bones meet and are able to move together. 關節(jié)
Her joints ache if she exercises. 她的關節(jié)一運動就疼。
4. N-COUNT A joint is the place where two things are fastened or joined together. 連接處
...the joint between the inner and outer panels. …內(nèi)外嵌板的連接處。
5. N-COUNT You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a joint. 低檔娛樂場所[非正式]
They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint. 他們來到了世界上最有名的聲色場所。
6. N-COUNT A joint is a cigarette that contains cannabis or marijuana. 大麻煙卷[非正式]
He's smoking a joint. 他在吸大麻煙。
7. PHRASE If something puts someone's nose out of joint, it upsets or offends them because it makes them feel less important or less valued. 使某人價值被貶低[非正式]
Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication. 露西的冷漠世故讓巴里顯得很不重要。