jack-in-the-box

英 [ˈdʒæk ɪn ðə bɒks] 美 [ˈdʒæk ɪn ðə bɑːks]

n.  玩偶匣(揭开匣盖即跳起的玩偶)

复数:jack-in-the-boxes

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 玩偶匣(揭开匣盖即跳起的玩偶)
    a toy in the shape of a box with a figure inside on a spring that jumps up when you open the lid

    柯林斯词典

    1. (打开匣盖玩偶即可跳出的)玩偶匣
      A jack-in-the-box is a child's toy that consists of a box with a doll inside it that jumps out when the lid is opened.

      双语例句

      1. The figure in the jack-in-the-box sprang up when the boy opened the lid.
        那男孩揭开玩偶匣盖时,里面的玩偶即弹跳起来。
      2. Sit still, Valerie, you're up and down like a jack-in-the-box.
        瓦莱里,坐着别动,你象玩具跳偶似的上上下下没个停。
      3. To test, double-click the jack-in-the-box on the right.
        要进行测试,请双击右边纸盒中的杰克。
      4. So everybody realized that these astronauts had taken their turn going and getting lunch, and etcetera, etcetera, and everybody laughed and thought they were simulating the Jack-in-the-Box effect.
        所以大家意识到宇航员们已经轮流完了,吃午餐去了,等等,每个人都笑着,以为他们在模拟魔术箱的效果。
      5. You were startled by a jack-in-the-box.
        你只是被玩偶吓到罢了。
      6. Chris Barltrop, marketing director of Billy Smart's Circus, described Mr Ayala as a "high wire jack-in-the-box".
        马戏团的市场主任克里斯·巴特洛普把艾阿拉称为“高空奇人”。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened