| 单词 | jumbo |
| 释义 | jumbo (once / 4795 pages) adj Something that's jumbo is extra large. Your jumbo television might look funny in your tiny apartment. Jumbo is an informal adjective that describes anything enormous. You might spy the word on a menu at a seafood restaurant that serves "jumbo shrimp," or hear it when you're boarding a massive "jumbo jet." The word comes from a famous elephant, Jumbo, known for being the largest in captivity in the 1800s, and purchased from the London Zoo by circus owner P.T. Barnum in 1882. WORD FAMILYjumbo USAGE EXAMPLESIn January, Boeing secured a contract from the Pentagon to start development work on the 747-8 jumbo jets that would replace the aging planes. Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016) The Ktuxana Nation have resisted a scheme to build the Jumbo Valley resort since it was first proposed in 1991. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) Things get rolling Thursday when Mr. Trump and Vice-President-elect Mike Pence arrive in Cincinnati for a signature jumbo rally at a major local arena. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) adj of great mass; huge and bulky a jumbo jet jumbo shrimp Syn elephantine, gargantuan, giant big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
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