Word · Frequency #15632
jot
/dʒɒt/
verb
草草记下；匆匆写下
to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something)
常与 down 连用
- 1.
Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something).
快速写下；做简短记录
快速写下；做简短记录；略记；摘要记载下来
In use
I need to jot down your phone number before I forget.
She jotted a quick note on the back of an envelope.
He was jotting ideas in his notebook during the meeting.
Verb forms
base jot · third person jots · -ing jotting · past jotted · past participle jotted
Connections
Collocations
- jot down
- 草草写下；快速记下
- Let me jot down your email address before I forget.趁我还记得，让我把你的邮箱地址记下来。
- jot down notes
- 快速做笔记
- She jotted down notes during the lecture.她上课时快速做了笔记。
- jot down an idea
- 匆匆记下一个想法
- He jotted down an idea for his novel.他匆匆记下了一个小说构思。
- jot down a phone number
- 记下一个电话号码
- Can you jot down a phone number for me?你能帮我记一个电话号码吗？
- jot down a few lines
- 草草写上几行
- I jotted down a few lines to remind myself.我草草写了几行字提醒自己。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 jot 里的 o 像一个小点，快速在纸上点出要点，即‘匆匆记下’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：during meetings、in class、on the phone jot（常与 down 连用）表示快速写下或做简短记录，多用于日常口语和一般书面语，语气自然中性。
Grammar Note
常与down搭配表示快速记下
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词与 jot 在英式发音中押韵（/ɒt/）。注意拼写相似的 jet /dʒɛt/ 和 jut /dʒʌt/ 发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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