adj. jumbo + [noun]
We ordered a jumbo pizza for the party.
我们为聚会订了一个特大号披萨。
巨大的;庞大的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
巨大的;庞大的
huge and bulky; of great mass
We ordered a jumbo pizza for the party.
我们为聚会订了一个特大号披萨。
特别大或特别强大的
Especially large or powerful.
We bought a jumbo bag of rice because it was on sale.
我们买了一袋特大号大米,因为它在打折。
The movie theater sells jumbo cups of soda for two dollars.
这家电影院以两美元出售特大杯苏打饮料。
We had to check our jumbo suitcase because it didn't fit in the overhead bin.
我们不得不托运那个超大的行李箱,因为它放不进头顶的行李架。
We ordered a jumbo pizza for the party.
我们为聚会订了一个特大号披萨。
复数形式为 jumbos。
That suitcase is a real jumbo.
那个行李箱真是个庞然大物。
Not this
I bought two jumbos pizzas for the party.
Use this
I bought two jumbo pizzas for the party.
英语形容词没有复数形式。'jumbo' 作形容词意为'巨大的',修饰名词时要用原形;'jumbos' 是名词'庞然大物'的复数,不能放在名词前作定语。所以应去掉 -s。
Not this
This suitcase is too jumbo for the overhead bin.
Use this
This suitcase is too big for the overhead bin.
'jumbo' 通常作定语放在名词前,表示'特大的',一般不用于 be 动词之后,也不用 too 修饰。表'太大'时应用形容词 big 或 large。因此把 'jumbo' 换成 'big' 才符合搭配习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
大型喷气式客机
The new jumbo jet can carry more than 400 passengers.
新型大型喷气式客机可搭载400多名乘客。
特大号;超大尺寸
I asked for a jumbo size, but they only had regular.
我要的是特大号,但他们只有常规号。
大虾(常见海鲜菜单规格)
We ordered grilled jumbo shrimp as a starter.
我们点了烤大虾作为开胃菜。
大包装;加大包
The jumbo pack of cereal is better value for money.
大包装麦片更划算。
巨额抵押贷款(超过常规限额的房贷)
Because the house was expensive, they applied for a jumbo loan.
因为房子很贵,他们申请了巨额抵押贷款。
特大号鸡蛋(按大小分级的鸡蛋)
Use two jumbo eggs to make the cake light and fluffy.
用两个特大号鸡蛋能让蛋糕松软。
Use jumbo naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一架 jumbo jet(大型喷气客机),像波音747一样庞大,记住 jumbo 意为“巨大的、庞然大物”。
语域:mixed 常见场景:product packaging and advertising (jumbo size)、aviation (jumbo jet)、restaurant and retail menus (jumbo serving)、casual speech about oversized items 作形容词时多用于商品、广告、航空和餐饮等场景;作名词时多用于非正式口语,指庞然大物。整体通常带非正式和广告色彩,正式书面语中较少出现;在 jumbo jet 等固定搭配中比较中性。
与 jumbo /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ 押韵的有 gumbo、mumbo、dumbo(均含 /ʌmbəʊ/);combo、limbo、bimbo 虽都以 -mbo 结尾并读 /bəʊ/,但重读元音不同(/ɒ/、/ɪ/),并不押韵。
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