joint
/d͡ʒɔɪnt/ 名词 B2中文： 关节
- The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate. · This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
- The point where two components of a structure join rigidly. · The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
- Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
- The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure. · The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.
- A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied. · Near-synonym: roast· Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.
- The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations. · a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg
- A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
- A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots). · It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
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It slipped as far as the second joint and stopped.
This one covered, as a matter of fact, the T joint which gives off the pipe which supplies the kitchen underneath.
“I am not aware that in all our joint researches we have ever had a case which was more difficult to get at.
I call those first-rate which are composed of treasures one possesses under one’s hand, such as mines, lands, and funded property, in such states as France, Austria, and England, provided these treasures and property form a total of about a hundred millions; I call those second-rate fortunes, that are gained by manufacturing enterprises, joint-stock companies, viceroyalties, and principalities, not drawing more than 1,500,000 francs, the whole forming a capital of about fifty millions; finally, I call those third-rate fortunes, which are composed of a fluctuating capital, dependent upon the will of others, or upon chances which a bankruptcy involves or a false telegram shakes, such as banks, speculations of the day—in fact, all operations under the influence of greater or less mischances, the whole bringing in a real or fictitious capital of about fifteen millions.
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