Word · Frequency #6690
Jacobs
雅各（圣经人物，以色列人的祖先，后改名以色列）；雅各布（男子名）
Jacobs is the plural of jacob.
(in the Bible) the son of Isaac and father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel, later named Israel; also used as a given name
- 1.
A breed of multihorned sheep.
一种多角绵羊品种。
一种多角绵羊品种。；雅各(以色列人的祖先)；雅各布(男子名)
In use
In the Bible, Jacob wrestled with an angel and was renamed Israel.
My neighbor Jacob is a talented musician.
Jacob finally married Rachel after working for her father for fourteen years.
Jacob + verb
用于介绍圣经人物雅各的基本信息。
Jacob was the son of Isaac.
雅各是以撒的儿子。
verb + Jacob
Jacob作为男子名时的用法。
They named their son Jacob.
他们给儿子取名雅各布。
possessive + Jacob's + noun
表示所有关系，常用于圣经相关语境。
Jacob's ladder is a biblical reference.
雅各的梯子是圣经中的一个典故。
Common mistakes
The Jacob is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.Jacob is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
在英语中，定冠词一般不用在专有名词（人名）前，直接说Jacob即可。汉语中可能说“这个雅各”，但英语中这样用是冗余的。
I read about Jacob ladder in the Bible.I read about Jacob's ladder in the Bible.
“Jacob's ladder”是固定搭配，意为“雅各的梯子”，需要使用所有格形式。学习者常遗漏所有格符号，导致表达不准确。
Connections
Collocations
- Jacob's ladder
- 雅各的天梯；一种梯子
- He read about Jacob's ladder in the Bible.他在圣经中读到雅各的天梯。
- Jacob's sons
- 雅各的儿子们
- Jacob's sons became the twelve tribes of Israel.雅各的儿子们成为了以色列的十二支派。
- the story of Jacob
- 雅各的故事
- The story of Jacob is one of the most famous in Genesis.雅各的故事是创世记中最著名的故事之一。
- Jacob wrestled
- 雅各摔跤
- Jacob wrestled with an angel all night.雅各与天使摔跤了一整夜。
- named after Jacob
- 以雅各命名
- The boy was named after his grandfather Jacob.这个男孩以他的祖父雅各的名字命名。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Jacob音似'雅各布'，圣经中雅各与神摔跤后改名以色列，记住此形象。
Context & Register
中性语域，主要用于宗教文本、历史讨论中作为圣经人物名，或作为常见男子名用于日常生活。
Grammar Note
专有名词，通常用于指代《圣经》人物或人名。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.