Jemmy
[dʒemi]
解释:
(a.) Spruce.
(n.) A short crowbar. See Jimmy.
(n.) A baked sheep's head.
整理:默娜
同义词及近义词：
a. [Colloquial.] Spruce, finical, over-nice, over-neat, affectedly elegant, nice over-much.
卡尔文校对
解释:
adj. neat smart handy—also Gemm′y.—n. Jemm′iness neatness.
n. a burglar's short crowbar: (slang) a baked sheep's head: a greatcoat.
整理:雪莉
例句:
- Turning up the cuffs of his dress-coat--he had placed his overcoat on a chair--Holmes laid out two drills, a jemmy, and several skeleton keys. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- Rum fellow--does the heavy business--no actor--strange man--all sorts of miseries--Dismal Jemmy, we call him on the circuit. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Go on, Jemmy,' said the Spanish traveller, 'like black-eyed Susan--all in the Downs--no croaking--speak out--look lively. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- But don't take Jemmy Taylor of Southwark, nor yet Jemmy Wood of Gloucester. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- I haven't seen a pretty woman since I've been here, jemmy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
录入:特德