| 单词 | jack-o'-lantern |
| 释义 | jack-o'-lantern (once / 50082 pages) 1n 2n A jack-o'-lantern is a pumpkin that's carved with a face and has a candle inside. If your neighbors celebrate Halloween enthusiastically, you'll see dozens of jack-o'-lanterns decorating their porches in late October. To make a jack-o'lantern, you need a pumpkin with its insides scooped out and a sharp knife for carving eyes and a mouth. A lit candle inside will make the jack-o'-lantern's face glow in the dark. Jack-o'-lantern was originally a British name for a will-o'-the-wisp, a phenomenon involving glowing lights that hover over marshy areas at night. In early 1800s America, carved Halloween pumpkins took on the name. WORD FAMILYjack-o'-lantern USAGE EXAMPLESWith its own tripod and rotating blades, the jack-o'-lantern glowed against a backdrop of winking Christmas light "stars". BBC(Oct 30, 2016) And at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, artists are creating jack-o'-lantern installations, including monsters, automobiles and dragons crafted from pumpkins. Los Angeles Times(Oct 30, 2015) Peoria officials say it wasn't vandalism, but windy weather that sent the jack-o'-lantern on its trip. US News(Oct 30, 2015) 1 n lantern carved from a pumpkin 2Hyper lantern light in a transparent protective case n a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground Syn|Hyper friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp light, visible light, visible radiation (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
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