亚洲网紅露点

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junk

1

[ juhngk ]

noun

  1. any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.

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  2. anything that is regarded as worthless, meaningless, or contemptible; trash.

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  3. old cable or cordage used when untwisted for making gaskets, swabs, oakum, etc.
  4. Nautical Slang. salt junk.
  5. Baseball Slang. relatively slow, unorthodox pitches that are deceptive to the batter in movement or pace, as knuckleballs or forkballs.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cast aside as junk; discard as no longer of use; scrap.

adjective

  1. cheap, worthless, unwanted, or trashy.

junk

2

[ juhngk ]

noun

  1. a seagoing ship with a traditional Chinese design and used primarily in Chinese waters, having square sails spread by battens, a high stern, and usually a flat bottom.

junk

3

[ juhngk ]

noun

Slang.
  1. narcotics, especially heroin.
  2. the external genitals:

    I kicked him in the junk.

junk

1

/ 诲萧蕦艐办 /

noun

  1. discarded or secondhand objects, etc, collectively
  2. informal.
    1. rubbish generally
    2. nonsense

      the play was absolute junk

  3. slang.
    any narcotic drug, esp heroin
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    tr to discard as junk; scrap
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

junk

2

/ 诲萧蕦艐办 /

noun

  1. a sailing vessel used in Chinese waters and characterized by a very high poop, flat bottom, and square sails supported by battens
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of junk1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English jonk, junk 鈥(in sailing) old rope or cable鈥; further origin uncertain

Origin of junk2

First recorded in 1545鈥55; from Portuguese junco, from Malay jong 鈥渓arge boat, ship,鈥 possibly from dialectal Chinese (Xiamen) 肠丑没苍; compare Guangdong (Cantonese) dialect 蝉测霉丑苍, (Mandarin) Chinese 肠丑耻谩苍

Origin of junk3

First recorded in 1920鈥25; perhaps special use of junk 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of junk1

C15 jonke old useless rope

Origin of junk2

C17: from Portuguese junco, from Javanese jon; related to Dutch jonk
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The government has announced several measures to tackle childhood obesity, including restrictions on junk food advertising on TV, takeaways opening near schools and a ban on multi-buy promotions.

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What Trump wants and needs is a room full of sycophants like his junk drawer, errr, Cabinet, and media influencers who applaud the lunacy that has destroyed free speech.

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The engine鈥檚 still intact, and with only 56,000 miles on the truck, it would be a shame to just junk it.

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Meanwhile, calls for banning "junk food" from the program raise difficult questions about personal choice, public health and the practicalities of enforcement.

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In recent years, it has returned hundreds of millions of dollars to victims of fraud, in addition to passing laws that ban junk fees and subscription traps.

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