词汇 | jake |
释义 | jake Theme: ALCOHOL - ILLICIT n. illegal liquor. (Prohibition.)You know where I can get some jake?Why, there's no jake around here. There's a law against it, you know. Theme: MAN - STUPID n. a stupid person, usually a male.Some loony jake told me we are going the wrong way.Who's the jake in the plaid pants? Theme: SATISFACTORY mod. okay; satisfactory.All right? Then everything is jake.If you get here by nine o'clock, it'll be just jake. Theme: TOILET n. a toilet; a men's restroom.Where's the jake?The jake is around the corner. jake 1. adjective honest, upright, equitable, correct US, 1914 2. noun 1 Jamaica ginger, a potent and dangerous illegally manufactured alcohol US, 1923. 2 methylated spirits as an alcoholic drink UK, 1932. 3 a vagrant alcoholic addicted to methylated spirits UK, 1966. 4 a social outcast US, 1989. 5 a person identified as a potential crime victim US, 1997. 6 a uniformed police officer US, 1987 jake1. n. a toilet; a men’s restroom. The jake is just around the corner. 2. n. a stupid person, usually a male. Some loony jake told me we are going the wrong way. 3. mod. okay; satisfactory. If you get here by nine, it’ll be just jake. 4. n. illegal liquor. (Prohibition.) Why, there’s no jake around here. There’s a law against it, you know. 5. n. a police officer. (Possibly from sense 2) The jakes are coming. I can hear the sirens. |
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