jumble

名词 jumble:

1. a confused multitude of things
   同义词：clutter, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
2. small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
   同义词：jumbal
3. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
   同义词：patchwork, hodgepodge

动词 jumble:

1. be all mixed up or jumbled together
   同义词：mingle
2. assemble without order or sense
   同义词：confuse, mix up
3. bring into random order
   同义词：scramble, throw together

1. We bundled up some old clothes for the jumble sale.
   我们把一些旧衣物捆起来准备义卖。
2. Nobody else in the family gave anything for the jumble sale, but my sister came up trumps.
   家里人谁也没拿出东西来捐助这次义卖活动，只有我妹妹慷慨相助。
3. I must look out some bits and pieces for the church jumble sale.
   我得找些零碎东西捐给教堂作义卖。
4. I got it for next to nothing in a jumble sale.
   这是我在旧货拍卖场简直没花钱买到的。
5. There were hordes of people at the jumble sale.
   废旧货物拍卖市场上人山人海。
6. Toys, books, shoes and clothes were jumbled on the floor.
   玩具、书、鞋和衣服都杂乱地堆在地上。
7. There is a jumble of books and papers on the table.
   桌子上凌乱地堆着一堆书和报纸。
8. Details of the accident were all jumbled up in his mind.
   该事故的详情在他头脑中已混在一起。

jum.ble

v.（动词）
jum.bled,jum.bling,jum.bles
v.tr.（及物动词）
To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
使混乱，杂乱；随意地把…扔到一块儿：
例句：
jumble socks in a heap in the closet.
把袜子乱堆到壁橱里

To muddle; confuse:
使糊涂，使困惑，扰乱：
例句：
The rapid-fire questioning jumbled the witness`s thoughts.
一连串的询问扰乱了证人的思路

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be mixed in a confused way:
纷乱，变得杂乱：
例句：
dividers that keep the files from jumbling.
使档案免于混淆的分类卡

n.（名词）
A confused or disordered mass:
混乱或杂乱的一堆：
例句：
a jumble of paper scraps in a drawer.
抽屉里一堆杂乱的纸屑

A disordered state; a muddle:
一团乱：凌乱无序的状态，混乱状态，糟糕的局面：
例句：
financial accounts in a jumble.
混乱的财务帐目

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