joint
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++joint1 /dʒɔɪnt/ ●●○ S3 W2 adjective [only before noun] 1 SHAREinvolving two or more people or groups, or owned or shared by them 联合的，共同的，共有的 The two ministers have issued a joint statement. 两位部长发布了一项联合声明。 Both companies are involved in the joint development of a new medium-sized car. 两家公司联合开发一款新的中型汽车。 The meal was a joint effort (=two or more people worked on it together). 这顿饭是大家一起做的。 Manchester United and Arsenal are joint favourites to win the title (=are thought to have the same chance of winning). 曼联和阿森纳均为夺冠的热门球队。 Both parties must sign the form if the account is to be in joint names (=belong to two named people). 如果这是联名账户的话，双方都必须在表格上签名。2. joint venture BBCa business activity begun by two or more people or companies working together 合营企业，合资企业3. joint resolution law a decision or law agreed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president 〔由美国参众两院通过并经总统签署的〕共同决议 —jointly adverb tenants who are jointly responsible for their rent 共同分担房租的房客
Examples from the Corpus
joint• a joint bank account• The company will maintain a strategic manufacturing agreement with the startup and joint business development arrangements.• We both wanted to move to Canada - it was a joint decision.• Arrive at joint decisions on how that care is to be delivered to individuals?• a joint declaration by Israeli and Palestinian leaders• "Did you cook the dinner, Jane?" "No, it was a joint effort."• Thirty-eight runners went to post, with Red Rum and Crisp joint favourites at 9-1.• This factor can be compensated for, by dividing the semantic score between two words by the joint length of their definitions.• The joint opinion rejects that framework.• Finding joint tenants is one alternative to closing even more branches.joint effort• See it as a joint effort.• In fact, the most successful programs are joint efforts between a source of training and a source of employment.• This joint effort by a multicompany committee produced some of the best materials on the subject yet produced.• It's a joint effort by the council, health services, local businesses and volunteers ... the whole community.• The joint effort has produced remote control fuel-rod exchangers and automatic inspection systems for radioactive welded pipes.• The mission is a joint effort of NASA and the European Space Agency.• The present book is the joint effort of our chosen specialized fields.• Country concerns: Trimdon children are making a joint effort to improve wildlife in the countryside around their schools.joint2 noun [countable] 1 HBAa part of your body that can bend because two bones meet there 关节knee/neck/hip/elbow etc joint a permanently damaged knee joint 永久性损伤的膝关节2 British EnglishDF a large piece of meat, usually containing a bone 〔一般带有骨头的〕一大块肉joint of a joint of beef 一大块牛肉3 JOIN something TOGETHERa place where two things or parts of an object are joined together 〔两个物体或部分的〕接合处；接缝；接头 What should I use to seal the joint between the carport roof and the house wall? 我应该用什么材料填补车棚顶和房屋墙面的接缝？4 out of joint a) HBHif a bone in your body is out of joint, it has been pushed out of its correct position 〔骨头〕脱臼，脱位 b) EFFECTIVEif a system, group etc is out of joint, it is not working properly 〔系统、组织等〕混乱，不正常 Something is out of joint in our society. 我们的社会有些方面不正常。 → put somebody’s nose out of joint at nose1(15)5 informalDF a cheap bar, club, or restaurant 廉价酒吧[俱乐部，餐厅] a hamburger joint 汉堡包店 → clip joint6. informalMDD a cigarette containing cannabis 大麻香烟 SYN spliff → case the joint at case2(2)Examples from the Corpus
joint• a joint of beef• Jim Feng passed me another joint that was going from hand to hand.• Early on it was a chrome stool and burger joint.• an elbow joint• a fast-food joint• Her bowels were much improved by this, but Edith still had migraine attacks and trouble with her joints.• His body bucked off the chair with such violence that his knee joints popped.• I've had a lot of pain in my joints recently, especially in my wrists and shoulders.• Quality control of solder joints is currently done by blowing up a digitized image of the joint and having humans inspect it.• They make a qualitative judgment on whether the solder joint is acceptable or unacceptable.• Mitred housings with mortice and tenon joints were used.• Duvall had just glued the joints of the chair and was tightening a vise to hold them in place.• X-rays don't reveal much, either, since the inflammation lies in the soft tissues and not in the joints.• One of the joints in the pipe was cracked and gas was escaping.• the joints of a chairknee/neck/hip/elbow etc joint• The final result is a permanently damaged knee joint.• His body bucked off the chair with such violence that his knee joints popped.• I realized that I had a splitting headache and that my knee joints were uncertain of their purpose when I stood up.• New hip joint could end the suffering for thousands.• Fanged skulls with potent crosses adorned the knee joints of these warriors' armour.• My right leg finally made an appearance in the correct locale, opposite my left and below the hip joint.• This will be painful in disease of the hip joint but will never aggravate pain caused by root compression in the back.• The large bone of the upper arm was splintered to the elbow joint, and the wound bled freely.joint3 verb [transitive] DFCto cut meat into joints 把〔肉〕切成大块→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionaryjointjoint /dʒɔɪnt/ adjective [only before a noun] shared by, owned by, or involving two or more people, organizations, or countriesThe companies made a joint statement last night.The two men were appointed joint managing directors in June.The two groups are joint owners of the hotel. —jointly adverbThey have set up a jointly owned company.Origin joint1 (1300-1400) French past participle of joindre; → JOIN joint2 (1200-1300) Old French jointe, from joindre; → JOINor involving owned people or two or Corpus Business groups, more or
joint
joint1 S2 W2 /dʒɔɪnt/ 
adjective [only before noun]1. involving two or more people or groups, or owned or shared by them:
The two ministers have issued a joint statement.
Both companies are involved in the joint development of a new medium-sized car.
The meal was a joint effort (=two or more people worked on it together).
Manchester United and Arsenal are joint favourites to win the title (=are thought to have the same chance of winning).
Both parties must sign the form if the account is to be in joint names (=belong to two named people).
2. joint venture a business activity begun by two or more people or companies working together
3. joint resolution law a decision or law agreed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president
—jointly adverb:
tenants who are jointly responsible for their rent
joint2 noun [countable]1. a part of your body that can bend because two bones meet there
knee/neck/hip/elbow etc joint
a permanently damaged knee joint
2. British English a large piece of meat, usually containing a bone
joint of
a joint of beef
3. a place where two things or parts of an object are joined together:
What should I use to seal the joint between the carport roof and the house wall?
4. out of joint
a. if a bone in your body is out of joint, it has been pushed out of its correct position
b. if a system, group etc is out of joint, it is not working properly:
Something is out of joint in our society. ⇨ put sb’s nose out of joint at nose1(15)
5. informal a cheap bar, club, or restaurant:
a hamburger joint ⇨ clip joint
6. informal a cigarette containing cannabis
SYN spliff
⇨ case the joint at case2(2)
joint3 verb [transitive]
to cut meat into joints
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adjective [only before noun]1. involving two or more people or groups, or owned or shared by them: 2. joint venture a business activity begun by two or more people or companies working together
3. joint resolution law a decision or law agreed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president
—jointly adverb:
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noun [countable]1. a part of your body that can bend because two bones meet thereknee/neck/hip/elbow etc joint
2. British English a large piece of meat, usually containing a bone
joint of
3. a place where two things or parts of an object are joined together:
4. out of joint
a. if a bone in your body is out of joint, it has been pushed out of its correct position
b. if a system, group etc is out of joint, it is not working properly:
5. informal a cheap bar, club, or restaurant:
6. informal a cigarette containing cannabis
SYN spliff
⇨ case the joint at case2(2)
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verb [transitive]to cut meat into joints
