| 词汇 | jumbo |
| 释义 | jumbo adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈdʒʌm.bəʊ/ us /ˈdʒʌm.boʊ/ extremely large: 巨大的，庞大的 a jumbo bag of sweets一大包糖果 a jumbo-sized packet特大号盒子 Synonyms astronomical(LARGE)informal big(LARGE) colossal enormous gargantuan giant gigantic ginormousinformal great(BIG) hefty huge immense large mahoosiveUKinformal mammoth massive sizeablemainlyUK stupendous thumpingUKinformal tremendous vast wallopinginformalhumorous whoppinginformal Enormous astronomical astronomically behemoth bigly by far and awayidiom immeasurable immeasurably immense immensity inordinate precipitous stratospheric stratospherically super-colossal supersized terrific thumping walloping yawning yawningly jumbo | American Dictionaryjumbo adjective[ not gradable ] infmlus/ˈdʒʌm·boʊ/ extremely large: a jumbo size box of cereal A jumbo jet is a very large aircraft that can fly long distances. jumbo | Business Englishjumbo adjective[ only before noun ] uk /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/us much larger than the usual size: a jumbo TV screen jumbo noun[ C ] TRANSPORT informaluk /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/us → jumbo jet Examples of jumbojumbo This way of describing consciousness is the only true monism that really equates mind with the functioning of physical matter, without recourse to nomological danglers and spiritual mumbo jumbo. What if a series of jumbo jets crashed every year, leading to the equivalent number of deaths, or a catastrophe occurred regularly in industry? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The freight business had hoped to build up the service to a point where investment in new jumbo ferries would be possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Private investment is bound to lead to the advantages of modern jumbo ferries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thereafter, after a good deal of mumbo jumbo and inspection, they are told that a certain device is the one that would help them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that we are getting deeper and deeper into the mire of mumbo jumbo. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The equivalent of four jumbo jet loads of women are dying from pregnancy-related causes in the developing world every day of every year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A friend of mine in my constituency said recently that there was a local outcry when the jumbo jet was introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, one can recall the issue of one jumbo jet entering the trade figures, causing major political havoc during the 1970 general election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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