joint

1. ADJ Joint means shared by or belonging to two or more people. 联合的; 共同的[ADJ n]

She and Frank had never got around to opening a joint account. 她和弗兰克还没能抽出时间开个联名账户。

2. jointlyADV 联合地; 共同地[ADV with v]

The Port Authority is an agency jointly run by New York and New Jersey. 该港务局是纽约和新泽西共管的机构。

3. N-COUNT A joint is a part of your body such as your elbow or knee where two bones meet and are able to move together. 关节

Her joints ache if she exercises. 她的关节一运动就疼。

4. N-COUNT A joint is the place where two things are fastened or joined together. 连接处

...the joint between the inner and outer panels. …内外嵌板的连接处。

5. N-COUNT You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a joint. 低档娱乐场所[非正式]

They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint. 他们来到了世界上最有名的声色场所。

6. N-COUNT A joint is a cigarette that contains cannabis or marijuana. 大麻烟卷[非正式]

He's smoking a joint. 他在吸大麻烟。

7. PHRASE If something puts someone's nose out of joint, it upsets or offends them because it makes them feel less important or less valued. 使某人价值被贬低[非正式]

Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication. 露西的冷漠世故让巴里显得很不重要。