jumbles
jumbles — 名詞
1. several piles or groups of objects, feelings, or ideas that have lost their orde
雜物堆；亂象
幾堆混亂難理的物品、情緒或想法
several piles or groups of objects, feelings, or ideas that have lost their order and are hard to sort out.
Old cables and torn maps lay in jumbles under the basement stairs.
地下室樓梯下散著舊電線和破地圖，亂成好幾堆雜物。
lie in jumbles
After the emergency call, Liang's notes and plans were left in jumbles.
那通緊急電話後，Liang 的筆記和計畫都被弄得亂七八糟。
The attic shelves held jumbles of buttons, receipts, and faded postcards.
閣樓架上堆著鈕扣、收據和褪色明信片，成了好幾堆雜亂的東西。
jumbles of + plural nouns
Grief and relief came in jumbles after the missing dog returned.
失蹤的狗回來後，悲傷和鬆了一口氣的情緒一起湧來，成了一片亂象。
- in jumbles
- jumbles of papers
- jumbles of thoughts
- leave something in jumbles
- order
suggests things are kept arranged and easy to follow
文法句型
in jumbles
jumbles of + plural noun
leave something in jumbles
用法筆記
Often used after in, or with of when you name what has become mixed. Unlike noun sense 2, it describes disorder itself, not goods prepared for sale.
常見錯誤
2. used items collected to sell at a British charity event called a jumble sale.
義賣舊物
義賣會上出售的二手物品
used items collected to sell at a British charity event called a jumble sale.
The church hall smelled of soap as volunteers sorted the jumbles.
志工在整理義賣舊物時，教堂大廳裡都是肥皂味。
the jumbles — British sale goods
Femi found winter boots among the jumbles before the doors opened.
開門前，Femi 在義賣舊物裡找到一雙冬靴。
Teachers priced the jumbles on folding tables near the stage.
老師們在舞台旁的摺疊桌上替義賣舊物標價。
price the jumbles
Most of the jumbles came from families on the next street.
大部分的義賣舊物都來自隔壁那條街上的家庭。
- sort the jumbles
- price the jumbles
- put out the jumbles
- find something among the jumbles
- second-hand goods
neutral wording for used items in general, not only at charity sales
- sale items
broader and does not imply donated goods
文法句型
sort the jumbles
price the jumbles
find something among the jumbles
用法筆記
British and usually plural. It names the donated things on the tables, not the fund-raising event where people buy them.
常見錯誤
3. small sweet biscuits or little cakes that are usually thin and shaped like rings
環形甜餅
小而薄、常帶甜味的環形餅乾
small sweet biscuits or little cakes that are usually thin and shaped like rings.
Eve arranged the sugared jumbles beside lemon tarts for the fair.
Eve 把撒了糖的環形甜餅排在檸檬塔旁邊，準備帶去園遊會。
sugared jumbles
The baker packed warm jumbles into a tin lined with paper.
麵包師把熱騰騰的環形甜餅裝進墊了紙的鐵盒裡。
Children chose the smallest jumbles first because they were extra crisp.
孩子們先挑最小的環形甜餅，因為那些特別酥。
Christopher copied his grandmother's recipe for cinnamon jumbles last weekend.
Christopher 上週末抄下了祖母做肉桂環形甜餅的食譜。
recipe for jumbles
- sugared jumbles
- cinnamon jumbles
- bake jumbles
- a plate of jumbles
文法句型
bake jumbles
a plate of jumbles
recipe for jumbles
用法筆記
Usually found in recipe names or lists of baked goods rather than in everyday talk about snacks.
常見錯誤
jumbles — 動詞
- jumblespresent simple I / you / we / they
- jumbleses3rd person singular
- jumblesing-ing form
- jumblesedpast simple
1. to put separate things together so they end up in the wrong order or in one mess
弄亂；攪亂
把分開的東西弄得混亂無序
to put separate things together so they end up in the wrong order or in one messy group.
Asher jumbles the clean socks with gym shirts every Monday.
Asher 每逢星期一都會把乾淨襪子和運動衫弄亂混在一起。
jumble + object + with + noun
The editor jumbles three timelines and confuses readers by chapter two.
編輯把三條時間線攪亂了，讀者第二章就開始看糊塗。
Steam jumbles the marker words on the mirror until the note cannot be read.
蒸氣把鏡子上的白板筆字跡弄亂了，字條都看不清。
Nikhil jumbles the beads together when he rushes through the craft box.
Nikhil 趕著翻手作箱時，把珠子全都弄亂在一起。
jumble + object + together
- jumble the papers
- jumble clothes with towels
- jumble the order
- jumble together
文法句型
jumbles + noun
jumbles + noun + with + noun
jumbles + noun + together
用法筆記
Usually takes an object naming the things whose order is lost. A following with phrase often names what got mixed in by mistake.
常見錯誤
2. to end up mixed together in a way that looks messy or hard to follow.
混作一團
自己變得混亂，常糾在一起
to end up mixed together in a way that looks messy or hard to follow.
The radio signal jumbles when the bus enters the tunnel.
公車一進隧道，廣播訊號就混作一團。
jumbles when + clause
Liang's memory jumbles under stress, so dates switch places.
Liang 一有壓力，記憶就會混作一團，連日期都會對調。
Wet yarn jumbles together if the basket tips over.
籃子一翻倒，濕毛線就混作一團。
jumbles together
The parade line jumbles at the corner when two bands arrive.
兩個樂隊一到轉角，遊行隊伍就混作一團。
- jumbles together
- jumbles under pressure
- jumbles in memory
- jumbles at the corner
- separate
means remain apart instead of becoming mixed
- stay clear
focuses on keeping parts easy to distinguish
文法句型
jumbles together
jumbles when + clause
jumbles under + noun
用法筆記
Often appears with together and usually has a subject such as memories, sounds, yarn, or lines. Unlike verb sense 1, it focuses on the mixed result rather than on an agent.