| 释义 |
joint /dʒɔɪnt/► SEE ALLout of jointcase the jointput sb’s nose out of joint
●out of ˈjoint1. (of a bone 骨骼) pushed out of its correct position 脱臼2. not working or behaving in the normal way 混乱；不正常◆Time is thrown completely out of joint in the opening chapters of the book.
这本书开头几章在时间上完全错位了。●case the ˈjoint (informal) look carefully around a building so that you can plan how to steal things from it at a later time （为日后行窃）踩点，踩道，探路◆I saw two men here earlier. Do you think they were casing the joint?我刚才在这里看到两个人，你认为他们会是在踩点吗？●put sb’s ˈnose out of joint (informal) upset or annoy sb, especially by not giving them enough attention （冷落而）使难堪；使某人气歪鼻子◆The new teacher speaks much better German than he does. That’s going to put his nose out of joint.新老师的德语说得比他好多了，这准会把他的鼻子气歪。 NOTE If a bone is out of joint, it is pushed out of its correct position. * out of joint 指骨头脱节。 |