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jamb

/jam/US // dʒæm //UK // (dʒæm) //

边框

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Architecture, Building Trades. either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening.either of two stones, timbers, etc., forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening.
    • : Armor. greave.

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Examples

  • On the latch side and the top, that’s along the lip in the door jamb.

  • Once I got things set, I marked where the hinges met the jamb.

  • Her chum leaned against the door jamb while peal after peal of laughter shook her.

  • He had come nearer, and now, before the woman could shut the door, he thrust his foot between it and the jamb.

  • The wall switch for the electric light in the lower hall at the headquarters was right beside the outer door jamb—as I knew.

  • It perplexed even Jellia Jamb, for a time, to know what to do with the animal.

  • He leaned against the door-jamb and indulged in bitter reflections.