英:['dʒarˌfʊl]
美:['dʒarˌfʊl]
英:['dʒarˌfʊl]
美:['dʒarˌfʊl]
noun (1)
a widemouthed container made typically of earthenware or glass a cookie jar
a pottery jar
as much as a jar will hold
ate an entire jar of pickles
verb
intransitive verb
to have a harshly disagreeable or disconcerting effect a jarring experience
The noise jarred on her nerves.
to make a harsh or discordant sound
winced as the iron gate jarred against the sidewalk
to be out of harmonyspecifically: bicker
a course that jarred with his habitual feelings—George Eliot
to undergo severe vibration
transitive verb
to cause to jar: such as
to affect disagreeably : unsettle
The violent opposition jarred his resolve.
to make unstable or loose : shake
jar the ball free
noun (2)
a sudden or unexpected shake
jars and jolts
an unsettling shock
gave her nerves a jar
an unpleasant break or conflict in rhythm, flow, or transition
works persistently, swiftly, without jar—Sinclair Lewis
a state or manifestation of discord or conflict
a harsh grating sound
noun (3)
the position of being ajar—usually used in the phrase on the jar
Noun (1) Middle French jarre, from Old Occitan jarra, from Arabic jarra earthen water vessel Verb and Noun (2) probably of imitative origin Noun (3) alteration of earlier char turn, from Middle English — more at chare
The first known use of jar was in 1526
jaundicedadjective
affected with or as if with jaundice
showing or influenced by envy, dislike, or hostility
a jaundiced eye
jaundicenoun
yellowish discoloring of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the presence of coloring matter from the bilealso: a disease or abnormal condition marked by jaundice
a state or attitude marked by envy, dislike, or hostility
jaspernoun
an opaque mineral that occurs in several colors and is used for making ornamental objects (as vases)especially: green chalcedony
jasminenoun
any of numerous often climbing shrubs that are related to the olive and have extremely fragrant flowersalso: any of various plants noted for sweet-scented flowers
jargonnoun
the special language of a particular activity or group
legal jargon
language that is not clear and is full of long important-sounding words
a mixed language used for communication between peoples whose native languages are different
jar1 of 3verb
to make a harsh or disagreeable sound
to have a harsh or disagreeable effect
noise that jars the nerves
to cause to vibrate : shake
clash entry 1 sense 2b, conflict
jarring opinions
jar2 of 3noun
a harsh sound
jolt entry 2
quarrel entry 1 sense 2, dispute
a painful effect : shock
jar3 of 3noun
a usually glass or pottery container having a wide mouth
the quantity held by a jar
1 The recipe uses a jarful of jam.
这种烹调法要用一瓶果酱。
2 M held up the jarful of mushroom caps and stems, most of which showed the “blue bruising” unique to mushrooms that contain the natural hallucinogenic compound psilocybin.
3 the jar of a stuck car door
4 The tiles jarred loose in the earthquake.
5 The loss jarred his confidence in the team.
6 A large jarful was produced; Runi politely quaffed the first cup; I followed; then the others; and the women drank also, a woman taking about one cupful to a man's three.
7 Some very young grave, I said to myself, and found one soon enough, a bit of a rectangle of fresh earth, and a jarful of pansies on it.
8 the flow of her day was interrupted with the jar of an unexpected crisis
9 It avails nothing that the ocean stretches shoreless to the horizon; a jar can hold only a jarful.
10 He collected a jarful of oxygen, generated in a way he had thought out for himself.
11 He shifted from one foot to the other and absently ate a warm cookie from the jarful at his hand.
12 The neighbor had caught him, but instead of reporting him to the cops, he made Brian eat the entire jarful as punishment.
13 "It's a matter of taste, perhaps, Miss Eleanor; but I prefer this to a whole jarful of scrubs."
14 The earthquake jarred the tiles loose.
15 One hundred seventy-five cookie jars that belonged to Andy Warhol.
16 Mr Paterson is hoping people will bring "their jarfuls of coins" to exchange.
17 The man agreed and accordingly my wife took the earth of him, and gave him in exchange the jarful of bran which he carried away with him and ganged his gait.
18 Aunt Corinne was just becoming fired with anxiety to own such a jarful herself, when the carriage turned toward the road and her mother obliged her to climb in.
19 Belle Delphine, the woman who went viral in 2019 for selling jars of her bathwater, revealed earlier this month that the stunt earned her $90K in profits.
20 this padded case should protect your laptop from the jars normally experienced while traveling