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jumbo

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++jum·bo /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ adjective [only before noun] informal  BIGlarger than other things of the same type 〔同类中〕特大的,巨大的 jumbo-sized hot dogs 巨无霸热狗
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nJum·bo /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/  na name for an elephant, used especially by children and in children's stories and songsFrom Longman Business Dictionaryjumbojum‧bo /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ-boʊ/ adjective [only before a noun] larger than the usual sizeJumbo loans carry higher interest rates than smaller loans.Origin jumbo (1800-1900) Jumbo, name of a very large elephant put on show in London and the U.S. in the 19th century, perhaps from mumbo-jumbo
jum·bo adjectiveJum·boLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
larger the things than Corpus Business other of same


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jumbo
I
jumbo /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ adjective [only before noun] informal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Jumbo, name of a very large elephant put on show in London and the U.S. in the 19th century, perhaps from mumbo-jumbo
larger than other things of the same type:
    jumbo-sized hot dogs

II
ˈjumbo jet (also jumbo) noun [countable]
a very large plane for carrying passengers


Jumbo
Jumbo /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/
a name for an elephant, used especially by children and in children's stories and songs


jumboBrE /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌmboʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
jumbos
)
(also ˌjumbo ˈjet) a large plane that can carry several hundred passengers, especially a Boeing 747 大型客机(尤指波音 747)
jumboBrE /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌmboʊ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (informal) very large; larger than usual 巨型的;巨大的;特大的a jumbo pack of cornflakes一盒特大包装的玉米片