| 单词 | jilt |
| 释义 | jilt (once / 4753 pages) vn When you jilt someone, you throw them over or reject them, especially romantically. It would be cruel to jilt your boyfriend on the day before the prom. If a bride jilts her groom, she leaves him waiting for her in his tuxedo, and if a boy jilts his date, he never shows up at the planned time. In either case, it's an unkind and thoughtless thing to do to someone. In the 1660s, to jilt meant "to deceive, cheat, or trick," and it was also a noun meaning "woman who gives hope and then dashes it," from the Middle English root gille, "lass or wench." WORD FAMILYjilt: jilted, jilting, jilts USAGE EXAMPLESThe narrative of him winning the MVP after being jilted by Kevin Durant will be irresistible to voters. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) Sometimes one of Zhu’s psychologists and a jilted wife directly confront the mistress. Los Angeles Times(Nov 25, 2016) Matchmaking aunts send a jilted lover to find love in Alaska. Washington Post(Nov 03, 2016) 1v cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly jilt a lover or a bride Hyper leave go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness 2n a woman who jilts a lover Hyper adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
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