jar

jar1
noun
  1. a wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery, especially one used for storing food the contents of such a container
    罐子，坛子；广口瓶
    we got through jars of mustard.
    我们用光了好几罐芥末。
    ■(Brit. informal)a glass of beer
    (英， 非正式)一杯啤酒
    let's have a jar.
    让我们喝杯啤酒吧。
派生
jarful
( pl. -fuls)
noun(pl. -fuls)
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French jarre, from Arabic jarra
jar2
(jarred, jarring)
  1. [with obj.]send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body)
    震痛，震伤（尤指身体一部分）
    he jarred the knee in training.
    他在训练中震伤了膝盖。
    ■[no obj.]strike against something with an unpleasant vibration or jolt
    震动；震晃
    the stick jarred on the bottom of the pond.
    棍子敲击到池塘底产生震动。
  2. [no obj.]have an unpleasant, annoying, or disturbing effect
    使感不快，刺激
    a laugh which jarred on the ears.
    刺耳的笑声。
    the difference in their background began to jar.
    他们之间不同的背景开始让彼此互感不快。
    ■be incongruous in a striking or shocking way
    不和谐，不一致，不协调
    the play's symbolism jarred with the realism of its setting.
    该剧的象征主义与其舞台背景的现实主义不协调。
    [as adj. jarring]the only jarring note was the modern appearance of the customers.
    唯一不和谐之处就是顾客们的摩登打扮。
noun
  1. a physical shock or jolt
    震动，摇晃
    ■[mass noun](archaic)discord; disagreement
    (古)不和谐。不一致
派生
jarringly
adverb
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (as a noun in the sense 'disagreement, dispute'): probably imitative
jar3
noun
  1. (用于短语 on the jar)(informal or dialect)ajar
    (非正式， 方)半开的位置，微开
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: later form of obsolete char 'turn' (see also ajar and charwoman)
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