jar

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Related topics: Utensils, Drink

jar1 /dʒɑː $ dʒɑːr/ S3 noun [countableC]

1 DFUa glass container with a wide top and a lid, used for storing food such as jam or honey, or the amount it contains 〔玻璃〕罐子，广口瓶；一罐[一瓶]之量

a jam jar

果酱罐

half a jar of peanut butter

半瓶花生酱

→4 See picture of 见图 CONTAINER →5 see picture at 见图 container

2. DFUa container made of clay, stone etc, used especially in the past for keeping food or drink in 〔尤指过去黏土或石头等制成的用来盛食物或饮料的〕罐，坛，缸

3 British EnglishBrE informalDFD a glass of beer 一杯啤酒

We’d had a few jars down the pub.

我们已经在小酒馆喝了几杯啤酒。

Examples from the Corpus

jar• He picked up a jar large enough to hold a fetus in formaldehyde.• a cookie jar• Analysis Have each group use two different jars and draw what they see through the lenses as accurately as possible.• Each jar or bottle must be completely filled with water.• a honey jar• I could see her working out how many jars she'd be able to carry in her hand luggage.• Note 1 x 500g can or jar of sauce serves 4, or allow l25g per person.• She stood more firmly on the jar.• Close the lid on the jar. 6.

jar2 verb (jarred, jarring)

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ANNOY to make someone feel annoyed or shocked (使)感到不快；(使)吃惊

His enthusiasm jarred.

他的热情令人厌烦。

His words jarred Harriet.

他的话让哈丽雅特很生气。

jar on

The screaming was starting to jar on my nerves.

尖叫声让我心烦意乱起来。

2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HURT/CAUSE PAIN to shake or hit something in a way that damages it or makes it loose 撞坏；震松

Alice landed badly, jarring her ankle.

艾丽斯着地时姿势不当，伤了脚踝。

3 WRONG/UNSUITABLE[intransitiveI] to be different in style or appearance from something else and therefore look strange 不和谐，不相配 SYN clash

jar with

There was a modern lamp that jarred with the rest of the room.

房间里有一盏现代风格的灯，和其他东西不协调。

—jarring adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

jar• Don't use the other person's name or use it artificially so that it jars.• These would be plastic jugs, glass jars, all kinds of bottles.• Their laughter jarred and confused me.• O'Neal jarred the ball loose from Marino.• He kicked and usually punched, but his size and strength produced blows that jarred the body and caused lapses in consciousness.• Accidents in sport, whether to the ribs, legs, feet, head or shoulders, nearly always jar the spine.• Even popular television war comedies were taken off the air, for fear of jarring too awkwardly with endless hours of Gulf coverage.

Origin jar1

(1500-1600) Old Provençal jarra, from Arabic jarrah “pot for carrying water”

jar2

(1400-1500) Probably from the sound

jar1 nounjar2 verb

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