jumble

/ˈdʒʌm.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒʌm.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjəm-bəl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈdʒʌmbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒʌmbl/ (ame, ipa)

jumble — 名詞

1. a messy collection where different objects, emotions, or thoughts are all mixed

1.名詞B2
釋義

一團亂

東西、想法等混雜無序的狀態

a messy collection where different objects, emotions, or thoughts are all mixed together, or the confusion that results.

例句

The desk was a jumble of bills, keys, and school notes.

桌上的帳單、鑰匙和上課筆記全都成了一團亂。

a jumble of + plural nouns

After the argument, Mia's thoughts were a jumble all afternoon.

吵完架後，Mia 整個下午腦子都一團亂。

同義詞
  • mess

    the everyday word, often with a stronger idea of dirt or disorder

  • muddle

    often focuses more on confused thinking or planning than on physical objects

  • hodgepodge

    more playful and often used for an odd mixture of styles or ideas

反義詞
  • order

    suggests things are arranged clearly and properly

文法句型

a jumble of + plural noun

be in a jumble

用法筆記

Often followed by of when you name the mixed things. Distinguish from noun sense 2, which refers to second-hand goods at a jumble sale.

常見錯誤

❌The desk was very jumble.
✅The desk was a jumble.
💡jumble is a noun here, not an adjective.
❌My ideas were in jumble.
✅My ideas were in a jumble.
💡this set phrase normally needs the article.

2. second-hand goods collected so they can be sold at a community jumble sale.

2.名詞C2
釋義

義賣雜物

義賣會上出售的二手舊物

second-hand goods collected so they can be sold at a community jumble sale.

例句

Volunteers washed the jumble before the church jumble sale opened.

志工在教堂義賣開始前，把義賣雜物先洗乾淨。

British usage with jumble sale

Children searched the jumble for skates, comics, and warm hats.

孩子們在義賣雜物裡找溜冰鞋、漫畫和保暖帽。

同義詞
  • second-hand goods

    neutral and broader; not limited to charity sales

  • used items

    plain everyday wording for things that belonged to someone else before

文法句型

sort the jumble

price the jumble

用法筆記

Used in British English and usually treated as a mass noun. It refers to the goods for sale, not to the sale event itself.

常見錯誤

❌The school held a jumble.
✅The school held a jumble sale.
💡jumble usually names the goods, not the event.
❌We bought jumble sale.
✅We bought some jumble at the sale.
💡use jumble for the second-hand goods themselves.

jumble — 動詞