jumble

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mixture of often unrelated things. countable,uncountable
    — My thoughts were all in a jumble.
  2. A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped. archaic
  3. Items for a rummage sale. UK,uncountable
    — Hire a stall at a fair or sell your wares at a car boot sale. Adjust your jumble's price to something very reasonable and attractive for people to buy. Your income will depend on the quality and quantity of the jumble […]
  4. A rummage sale. UK,countable,informal
    — "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."
动词 v.
  1. To mix or confuse. transitive
    — Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?
  2. To meet or unite in a confused way. intransitive
    — I tried to study, but in my half-awake state, all of the concepts seemed to jumble together.

词形变化

jumbles present,singular,third-person jumbling participle,present jumbled participle,past jumbled past jumbles plural jumbles plural jumbal alternative jumball alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
ajumble bejumble jumblement jumbler jumblesome jumble together jumble up jumblingly jumbly rejumble unjumble
相关词
jumble sale

词源

From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump + -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.
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