joint

adj.

1. 联合的；共同的
   involving two or more people together
   1. a joint account (= a bank account in the name of more than one person, for example a husband and wife)
      联合账户
   2. The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together) .
      这个报告是大家共同努力的结果。
   3. They finished in joint first place.
      他们获得并列第一。
   4. They were joint owners of the house (= they owned it together) .
      他们共同拥有这栋房子。

noun

1. 关节
   a place where two bones are joined together in the body in a way that enables them to bend and move
   1. inflammation of the knee joint
      膝关节发炎
2. （尤指构成角的）接头；接合处；接点
   a place where two or more parts of an object are joined together, especially to form a corner
3. 一块烤肉
   a piece of roast meat
   1. a joint of beef
      一块烤牛肉
   2. the Sunday joint (= one traditionally eaten on a Sunday)
      礼拜天吃的大块烤肉
4. 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所）
   a place where people meet to eat, drink, dance, etc., especially one that is cheap
   1. a fast-food joint
      快餐店
5. 大麻烟卷
   a cigarette containing marijuana (= an illegal drug)

verb

1. 把…切成带骨的大块肉
   to cut meat into large pieces, usually each containing a bone

1. ADJ 联合的；共同的；共享的
   Joint means shared by or belonging to two or more people.
   1. She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a joint account...
      她和弗兰克还没有抽出时间去开联名账户。
   2. Jackie and Ben came to a joint decision as to where they would live.
      关于他们将住哪里是杰姬和本共同决定的。
2. N-COUNT 关节
   A joint is a part of your body such as your elbow or knee where two bones meet and are able to move together.
   1. Her joints ache if she exercises.
      她一运动关节就疼。
3. See also: dovetail joint
4. N-COUNT （适于烧烤的）大块肉
   A joint is a fairly large piece of meat which is suitable for roasting.
   1. He carved the joint of beef.
      他切开了那一大块烤牛肉。

in AM, use 美国英语用 roast


5. N-COUNT 廉价娱乐场所；下等娱乐场所
   You can refer to a cheap place where people go for some form of entertainment as a joint .
   1. They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint...
      他们来到了全世界最有名的寻花问柳之地。
   2. ...a hamburger joint.
      汉堡包店
6. 大麻烟卷
   A joint is a cigarette which contains cannabis or marijuana.
7. PHRASE （因感到无足轻重或不受重视）心烦意乱，感到不快
   If something puts someone's nose out of joint, it upsets or offends them because it makes them feel less important or less valued.
   1. Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication...
      露西的冷淡与世故使得巴里十分不快。
   2. Her sister-in-law's nose is a little out of joint.
      她嫂子有点儿心烦。
8. PHRASE 不太正常；不得体；无秩序；紊乱
   If something is out of joint, it is not quite right or appropriate, or does not work quite as it should.
   1. There was something out of joint in the situation. Something was strange...
      情况有点儿不太正常。有些事有点儿古怪。
   2. The electoral timetable seems to be out of joint with the need for change.
      选举时间表似乎有些混乱，需要改动一下。

1. There would continue to be a joint command of US and Saudi forces operating within Saudi borders.
   美国军队和沙特军队共同组成的联合部队将继续在沙特阿拉伯境内实施军事行动。
2. The far-reaching pact has also made sure the Cold War is consigned to history with a joint peace declaration.
   随着和平联合声明的发表，这个意义深远的条约也确保冷战成为了历史。
3. He once dealt cards in an illegal gambling joint.
   他曾经在一个非法赌博点负责发牌。
4. General Powell predicted that in the future it might even be possible to stage joint military exercises
   鲍威尔将军预测将来甚至可能举行联合军事演习。
5. If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose the former and the husband the latter.
   如果家庭住房和共同养老金具有同样的价值，妻子可能会选前者，而丈夫会选后者。
6. It would have to grow by acquisitions or joint ventures to achieve global reach
   公司必须以并购或合资方式开拓国际市场。
7. She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a joint account
   她和弗兰克还没有抽出时间去开联名账户。
8. Jackie and Ben came to a joint decision as to where they would live.
   关于他们将住哪里是杰姬和本共同决定的。
9. Her joints ache if she exercises.
   她一运动关节就疼。
10. He carved the joint of beef.
    他切开了那一大块烤牛肉。
11. They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint
    他们来到了全世界最有名的寻花问柳之地。
12. Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication
    露西的冷淡与世故使得巴里十分不快。
13. Her sister-in-law's nose is a little out of joint.
    她嫂子有点儿心烦。
14. There was something out of joint in the situation. Something was strange
    情况有点儿不太正常。有些事有点儿古怪。
15. The electoral timetable seems to be out of joint with the need for change.
    选举时间表似乎有些混乱，需要改动一下。
16. It will be sold to a joint venture created by Dow Jones and Westinghouse Broadcasting.
    它将会出售给一家由道琼斯公司和西屋广播公司合资的公司。
17. It was also agreed to reactivate two joint committees on negotiations.
    磋商中还达成了重启两个联委会的决议。
18. It may be that you are unaware of where your hip joint is; it is not at the waist but a good hand span below it.
    这也许是因为你并不晓得髋关节的位置，它不在腰部，而是位于腰部以下一手拃宽处。
19. Defense experts say joint projects are increasingly squeezed by budget pressures.
    国防专家说合作项目正迫于预算压力越来越受到压缩。
20. A single pale blue flower grows up from each joint on a long stalk.
    一条长长的茎秆的每个节上都会长出一朵浅蓝色的花。
21. Are you sure this joint is completely tight?
    你能肯定这连接处封得很严吗？
22. A joint has started.
    一个关节脱臼了。
23. This painting is their joint work.
    这幅画是他们合作的。
24. We wrote a letter in joint names.
    我们联名写了封信。
25. Is it a joint in the pipe?
    这是管子的接缝处吗？
26. We did it together; it was a joint effort.
    这是我们一起干的，是共同努力的结果。
27. We have joint liability for the debt.
    我们对于那笔债务负有共同责任。
28. I had a bad fall, which put my shoulder out of joint.
    我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脱臼了。
29. Every month there is a joint conference between the two departments.
    这两个部门每月召开一次联席会议。
30. Joint surfaces of the columns do not show slickensides or any evidence of movement.
    柱状节理面上未见断层擦痕或任何移动的证据。

n.

out of joint

• 脱臼；脱位
  pushed out of its correct position
• 混乱；无秩序；不正常
  not working or behaving in the normal way

case the joint

• （为日后行窃）踩点，踩道，探路
  to look carefully around a building so that you can plan how to steal things from it at a later time

put sb's nose out of joint

• （冷落）使难堪；惹恼
  to upset or annoy sb, especially by not giving them enough attention

noun

1. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

   Synonym:    marijuana cigarettereeferstickspliff

2. junction by which parts or objects are joined together

3. a disreputable place of entertainment

4. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

   Synonym:    articulationarticulatio

5. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

   Synonym:    roast

6. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

   Synonym:    articulationjoinjuncturejunction

verb

1. separate (meat) at the joint

2. fasten with a joint

3. provide with a joint
   1. the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood

   Synonym:    articulate

4. fit as if by joints
   1. The boards fit neatly

adj

1. involving both houses of a legislature
   1. a joint session of Congress

2. united or combined
   1. a joint session of Congress
   2. joint owners

3. affecting or involving two or more
   1. joint income-tax return
   2. joint ownership