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jumble sale

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Leisure, Household
ˈjumble sale noun [countable]  British EnglishDLDH a sale of used clothes, books etc in order to get money for a local church, school etc 旧杂货的义卖〔以捐助本地教会、学校等〕 SYN American English rummage sale
Examples from the Corpus
jumble saleTheir clothes were hardly fit for a jumble sale.They've got a jumble sale under way already.He had bought a new white shirt and was wearing a regimental tie which had cost him tuppence in a jumble sale.I bought it at a church jumble sale.
ˈjumble sale nounChineseSyllable
order of etc sale clothes, Corpus books to in a used


jumble sale
ˈjumble sale noun [countable]
British English a sale of used clothes, books etc in order to get money for a local church, school etc
   SYN  rummage sale American English


jumble saleBrE /ˈdʒʌmbl seɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌmbl seɪl/ 🔊 (BrE) (also ˈrummage sale NAmE, BrE ) nouna sale of old or used clothes, etc. to make money for a church, school or other organization 旧杂物义卖(为教堂、学校或其他机构筹款)