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单词 jerry-build
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jerry-build

[ jer-ee-bild ]
/ ˈdʒɛr iˌbɪld /
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verb (used with object), jer·ry-built, jer·ry-build·ing.

to build cheaply and flimsily.

Origin of jerry-build

1880–85; back formation from jerry-builder.See jerry2, build

OTHER WORDS FROM jerry-build

jerry-builder, noun

Words nearby jerry-build

Jeroboam, Jerold, Jerome, jerreed, jerry, jerry-build, jerry-built, jerry can, jersey, Jersey barrier, Jersey City
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British Dictionary definitions for jerry-build

jerry-build

verb -builds, -building or -built

(tr) to build (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials

Derived forms of jerry-build

jerry-builder, noun
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