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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++jilt /dʒɪlt/ verb [transitive]  RELATIONSHIPto suddenly end a close romantic relationship with someone 抛弃〔情人〕 She jilted her fiancé just before the wedding. 她在婚礼前一刻抛弃了未婚夫。→ See Verb table
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jiltWhen he was jilted after five years together it had a devastating effect.Anyway she was off to jilt another fellow; his name is Percy.Grace Bird is an abandoned wife and Babs's Stanislaus has jilted her.
Origin jilt (1600-1700) jilt woman who ends a relationship ((17-20 centuries)), probably from jillet girl who attracts sexual attention ((16-19 centuries)), from the female name Jill
jilt verbChinese
to someone romantic suddenly close with end Corpus a relationship


jilt
jilt /dʒɪlt/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: jilt 'woman who ends a relationship' (17-20 centuries), probably from jillet 'girl who attracts sexual attention' (16-19 centuries), from the female name Jill
to suddenly end a close romantic relationship with someone:
    She jilted her fiancé just before the wedding.


jiltBrE /dʒɪlt/ 🔊NAmE /dʒɪlt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they jilt BrE /dʒɪlt/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒɪlt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it jilts BrE /dʒɪlts/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒɪlts/ 🔊past simple jilted BrE /ˈdʒɪltɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒɪltɪd/ 🔊past participle jilted BrE /ˈdʒɪltɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒɪltɪd/ 🔊 -ing form jilting BrE /ˈdʒɪltɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒɪltɪŋ/ 🔊 [often passive] ~ sb to end a romantic relationship with sb in a sudden and unkind way 抛弃,遗弃(情人)He was jilted by his fiancée. 他被未婚妻抛弃了。🔊🔊a jilted bride/lover被抛弃的新娘/情人