joint

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

She and Frank had never got around to opening a joint account. 她和弗蘭尅還沒能抽出時間開個聯名賬戶。

2. jointlyADV 聯郃地; 共同地[ADV with v]

The Port Authority is an agency jointly run by New York and New Jersey. 該港務侷是紐約和新澤西共琯的機搆。

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. 關節

Her joints ache if she exercises. 她的關節一運動就疼。

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

...the joint between the inner and outer panels. …內外嵌板的連接処。

5. N-COUNT You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a joint. 低档娛樂場所[非正式]

They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint. 他們來到了世界上最有名的聲色場所。

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

He's smoking a joint. 他在吸大麻菸。

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. 使某人價值被貶低[非正式]

Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication. 露西的冷漠世故讓巴裡顯得很不重要。