| 单词 | jumping-bean |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjumping-bean jumping-bean n. (a) the seed of a Mexican euphorbiaceous plant, which jumps about by reason of the movements of the larva of a tortricid moth ( Carpocapsa saltitans) enclosed within it ( Cent. Dict.); (b) a toy consisting of a small bean-shaped capsule containing a weight such as a lead ball which causes it to move unaided down a sloping surface. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > [noun] > seed of particular plant jumping-seed1876 jumping-bean1889 jumping-egg1894 society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > others spurc1450 cock1608 turnel1621 corala1625 house of cardsa1625 Jack-in-the-box1659 (Prince) Rupert's Drops1662 sucker1681 whirligig1686 playbook1694 card house1733 snapper1788 card castle1792 Aaron's bells?1795 Noah's Ark1807 Jacob's ladder1820 cat-stairs1825 daisy chain1841 beanbag1861 playboat1865 piñata1868 teething ring1872 weet-weet1878 tumble-over1883 water cracker1887 jumping-bean1889 play money1894 serpentin1894 comforter1898 pacifier1901 dummy1903 bubble water1904 yo-yo1915 paper airplane1921 snowstorm1926 titty1927 teaser1935 Slinky1948 teether1949 Mr Potato Head1952 squeeze toy1954 Frisbee1957 mobile1957 chew toy1959 water-rocket1961 Crazy Foam1965 playshop1967 war toy1973 waterball1974 pull-along1976 transformer1984 Aerobie1985 1889 Cent. Dict. Jumping-bean. 1896 Chambers's Jrnl. 18 Apr. 249 A new botanical curiosity..has lately been brought into notice in England under the name of ‘A Jumping Bean’. 1910 Boy's Own Paper 15 Jan. 256 Tommy (who has been watching the jumping beans for some time): ‘Oi'm waitin' to see them sticks walk.’ 1972 F. Warner Maquettes 14 Along they go, like jumping beans from a toy factory. 1972 L. A. Swan & C. S. Papp Common Insects N. Amer. 312 The wriggling larva of an olothreutid moth, Laspeyresia saltitans, is the activator of the Mexican ‘jumping bean’, the seed of a species of Croton. < as lemmas |
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