喜樂美語
  1. 1n/ˈdʒɪmi/撬棍

    A short metal bar used to force open a door, window, or lid that is stuck or locked.

    「jimmy」是美式說法，英式拼作 jemmy，指一根短短的鐵撬，用來把卡住或鎖住的門、窗或蓋子撬開。可以想成「一根幫你加大力氣的鐵棍」。這個字也常直接當動詞用，jimmy the lock 就是「把鎖撬開」。日常不常見，屬於較進階的字。

    示範例句 · Example

    The lid of the old paint tin was stuck, so Dad used a jimmy to pry it open.

    中文翻譯那個舊油漆罐的蓋子卡住了，所以爸爸用一根撬棍把它撬開。

    常見搭配

    • use a jimmy

      用撬棍

      to use a short metal pry bar

      He used a jimmy to open the tight lid.

    • jimmy open

      撬開

      to force open with a pry bar

      She jimmied open the swollen window frame.

    意思相近

    jemmycrowbarpry barlever

core核心畫面

One way to picture jimmy: a short metal bar you wedge into a gap and lean on, so a stuck or locked door gives way. It is mainly American English; British English calls the same tool a , and both also work as verbs (jimmy a window open).

可以想成 jimmy 是一根短短的金屬棒：塞進縫裡一撬，卡住或上鎖的門就開了。這主要是美式說法，英式英文把同樣的工具叫 jemmy；兩邊也都可以當動詞用，例如 jimmy a window open。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

jimmies

意思相近

jemmycrowbarpry barlever

原始詞典資料17 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Jimmyname詞源 1/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

  • 1

    A diminutive of the male given names James or Jim, also used as a formal given name.

    • Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.
    • The other living ex-presidents are Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care for over a year, and George W. Bush, who is very friendly with both Obama and Clinton, but as a Republican is unlikely to campaign for Biden even given his disdain for Trump’s contempt for democracy.
  • 2

    informalA colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.

Jimmynoun詞源 1/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

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    slangShortened form of Jimmy Riddle, a piddle, a piss.

Jimmyname詞源 2/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

  • 1

    A General Motors diesel truck or diesel locomotive, or the diesel engine thereof; (by extension) any GMC truck, even a gasoline-powered pickup or SUV.

    • a Jimmy diesel
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    A General Motors diesel truck or diesel locomotive, or the diesel engine thereof; (by extension) any GMC truck, even a gasoline-powered pickup or SUV.

    • Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin' logs. Cab-over Pete with a reefer on And a Jimmy haulin' hogs.

jimmynoun/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

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    dialectalSprinkles used as a topping for ice cream, cookies, or cupcakes.

    • chocolate jimmies; rainbow jimmies
    • “What kind of sissy eats strawberry-frosted donuts?” I said. ¶ “With jimmies,” Belson said. ¶ “I had too much respect for you,” I said, “even to mention the jimmies.”
  • 2

    slangA marijuana cigarette.

  • 3

    informalA device used to circumvent a locking mechanism.

  • 4

    A jemmy; a crowbar used by burglars to open windows and doors.

  • 5

    slangFirst Lieutenant (Executive Officer)

  • 6

    slangA penis.

    • And then she said, "Gimme gimme gimme" / Jumped on my jimmy and rode me like the Wild West
    • From my Jimmy to my jaw / Every bone and every part of me's aching
  • 7

    slangA condom.

    • We moved to the futon and started fooling around. He rolled on a jimmy and I sat on top of him.
    • "The next time you hook up with somebody," Lovie was saying, "you better wear a jimmy, boy. With spermicide on it. […]
  • 8

    slangMen's underwear.

另外 2 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    rareA male crab, especially a mature male; a cock. (Sometimes capitalized.)

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jimmy.
  • 10

    dialectalSynonym of coal car.

jimmyverb/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

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    informalTo pry (something, especially a lock) open with or as if with a crowbar.

    • The kitchen window had been jimmied.

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