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词汇 jemmy
释义 jemmy
noun[ C ]
UKuk /ˈdʒem.i/ us /ˈdʒem.i/(USjimmy)
a short, strong metal bar with a curved end, often used to force things open, for example by thieves to force open windows or doors(窃贼等用来撬开门窗的)撬棍
 
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jemmy
verb[ T ]
UKuk /ˈdʒem.i/ us /ˈdʒem.i/(USjimmy)
to force a window or lock open with a jemmy用撬棍撬
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Examples of jemmy


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Do they bring a jemmy to force the lock?
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It is nonsense to say that an article such as a pack of cards can be compared with a jemmy.
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I remember a case in which the police swore that they had seen, in the middle of the night, two people dropping jemmies.
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To-day, the motor car, stolen for the occasion, is as much the instrument of housebreaking as a jemmy.
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What will happen if the official leaves his jemmy on the landing and the householder falls down the stairs?
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It is precisely the same thing as handing back the jemmy to a burglar.
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It will be rather like giving evidence about burglars' kit and omitting any mention of the jemmy.
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The question is, was he going to use the jemmy and had he no authority to do so?
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The term "jemmy" or "jimmy" most often refers to the tool when used for burglary.
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