释义 |
jiffyjif‧fy /ˈdʒɪfi/ (also jiff /dʒɪf/) noun jiffyOrigin: 1700-1800 Perhaps from Bantu tshipi ‘short’ - In a jiffy he had dropped silently on to the flowerbed below.
NOUN► bag· It suits me, she says to herself, pulling a thick, closely typed manuscript out of a jiffy bag.· The door opened and he handed in the jiffy bag.· Three minutes and ten seconds later, the door opened and the jiffy bag was handed out.· I started Armstrong up as he emerged from the building with a large jiffy bag under his arm. ► in a jiffy- I'll be with you in a jiffy.
- It emerged yesterday that all three letter bombs were contained in Jiffy bags and were of similar construction.
in a jiffy spoken very soon: I’ll be with you in a jiffy. |