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jumble

verb
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[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they jumble
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he / she / it jumbles
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past simple jumbled
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past participle jumbled
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-ing form jumbling
🔊/ˈdʒʌmblɪŋ/
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  1. to mix things together in a confused or untidy way使乱堆；使混乱；使杂乱
    • be jumbled together Books, shoes and clothes were jumbled together on the floor.书、鞋子和衣服胡乱堆放在地上。🔊🔊
    • be jumbled up The letters in these words have been jumbled up.这些单词的字母顺序已被打乱。
    • jumble something (together/up) She put the raffle tickets into a bag and jumbled them up.她把抽奖券装在袋子里，把它们弄乱了。
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: probably symbolic.

jumble

noun
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  1. [singular] jumble (of something) an untidy or confused mixture of things杂乱的一堆；混乱的一团
    • a jumble of books and paper一堆杂乱的书和纸
    • The essay was a meaningless jumble of ideas.这篇文章思路混乱，使人不知所云。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I finally found it among the jumble on the floor.我终于在地板上的混乱中找到了它。
    • The city centre was a jumble of old buildings.市中心是一堆老建筑。
    • I'm afraid the back seat looks a bit of a jumble.恐怕后座看起来有些混乱。
  2. [uncountable] (British English) a collection of old or used clothes, etc. that are no longer wanted and are going to be taken to a jumble sale待义卖的一堆旧杂物
    3. Word Originearly 16th cent.: probably symbolic.