Definition of jerry-built in English:

jerry-built

adjectiveˈdʒɛrɪbɪltˈdʒɛri ˌbɪlt

Badly or hastily built with materials of poor quality.
偷工减料建成的；仓促建成的
Example sentencesExamples
- He explained how ‘Murphy kept driving the jerry-built contraption until the wheels came off.’
- Irish football is traditionally ridiculed but it was the side representing Scotland which was lightweight and jerry-built.
- Yet none of this means that the show, endearingly old-fashioned as it is, can be dismissed as jerry-built or, worse yet, geriatric.
- One friend in the Humvee was already dead from the blast of the jerry-built 90 mm mortar round, and one would die later.
- The works, while clear, are also ambiguous; a number look ramshackle, jerry-built, jumbled - even chaotic.
- The old jerry-built compilation strung together 27 different computer systems worldwide, most of which couldn't talk with the others.
- Despite the work's jerry-built appearance, it exuded an internal order that is both erudite and sophisticated.
- The people living in small, jerry-built houses in the adjacent villages were easy victims of the waves.
- North Korea has the added attraction that its jerry-built missiles are the primary public targets of America's National Missile Defense.
- In contrast, say, to the Museum of Scotland, the new parliament building is going up as fast as a block of jerry-built flats.
- The bases are ungainly, jerry-built settings that playfully complement the divalike trees.
- The jerry-built result predictably leaves the show dependent on the songs, the production values, and the performers.
- The President is not merely proposing to impose his jerry-built system on soldiers captured on the battlefield, however.
- Again due to a housing shortage, the jerry-built houses spread in all directions, especially on the outskirts of Seoul.
Synonyms
shoddy, badly built, gimcrack, flimsy, insubstantial, rickety, unstable, ramshackle, crude, carelessly built, thrown together, makeshift, defective, faulty, flawed
inferior, poor-quality, second-rate, third-rate, low-grade, cheap, cheapjack
informal tacky, junky
British informal ropy, rubbish, grotty

Derivatives

jerry-builder

noun

This sort of pain is just what we would expect from natural selection, which is a jerry-builder.
Example sentencesExamples
- People needed housing, and providing this was left to jerry-builders who put together cheap, insufficient, flimsy dwellings that soon fell into disrepair.
- The gorilla, one of nature's jerry-builders, constructs its sleeping headquarters on a sloping site.
- The whole of the belt of north and west Northumberland has been little changed through the centuries - it has not been desecrated either by the jerry-builder or by the spread of industry.
- The jerry-builders were not capitalists but workingmen.

jerry-building

nounˈdʒɛrɪbɪldɪŋ

As for the humorist-author, can the book he is jerry-building sell anywhere near so well as he almost desperately counts on?
Example sentencesExamples
- To the rear is seen the invasion of the jerry-building that must serve the poorer man who wishes to live in a ‘free-standing’ house.
- If the apprentice was caught doing any jerry-building he would find it at his feet knocked down with a hammer.
- Yet many of these cathedrals looked grander than they were, and design faults, or perhaps jerry-building, caused a number of fiascos.
- If there was jerry-building, it was more likely to have been the result of haste - the impossible demands of an impatient emperor.

Origin

Mid 19th century: origin unknown; sometimes said to be from the name of a firm of builders in Liverpool, or to allude to the walls of Jericho, which fell down at the sound of Joshua's trumpets (Josh. 6:20).

Poorly built houses have been described as jerry-built since the mid 19th century. The term is nothing to do with Jerry, a derogatory name for a German, probably based on the word ‘German’, that came out of the First World War. One suggestion is that jerry-built comes from the name of a firm of builders in Liverpool, or it may allude to the walls of Jericho, which in the biblical story fell down at the sound of Joshua's trumpet. The jerrycan [Second World War] does come from Jerry—it was originally used by Germans, but was adopted by the Allies in the Second World War.

Definition of jerry-built in US English:

jerry-built

adjectiveˈjerē ˌbiltˈdʒɛri ˌbɪlt

Badly or hastily built with materials of poor quality.
偷工减料建成的；仓促建成的
Example sentencesExamples
- One friend in the Humvee was already dead from the blast of the jerry-built 90 mm mortar round, and one would die later.
- Irish football is traditionally ridiculed but it was the side representing Scotland which was lightweight and jerry-built.
- Yet none of this means that the show, endearingly old-fashioned as it is, can be dismissed as jerry-built or, worse yet, geriatric.
- The bases are ungainly, jerry-built settings that playfully complement the divalike trees.
- Again due to a housing shortage, the jerry-built houses spread in all directions, especially on the outskirts of Seoul.
- The people living in small, jerry-built houses in the adjacent villages were easy victims of the waves.
- Despite the work's jerry-built appearance, it exuded an internal order that is both erudite and sophisticated.
- In contrast, say, to the Museum of Scotland, the new parliament building is going up as fast as a block of jerry-built flats.
- The jerry-built result predictably leaves the show dependent on the songs, the production values, and the performers.
- The works, while clear, are also ambiguous; a number look ramshackle, jerry-built, jumbled - even chaotic.
- He explained how ‘Murphy kept driving the jerry-built contraption until the wheels came off.’
- The old jerry-built compilation strung together 27 different computer systems worldwide, most of which couldn't talk with the others.
- The President is not merely proposing to impose his jerry-built system on soldiers captured on the battlefield, however.
- North Korea has the added attraction that its jerry-built missiles are the primary public targets of America's National Missile Defense.
Synonyms
shoddy, badly built, gimcrack, flimsy, insubstantial, rickety, unstable, ramshackle, crude, carelessly built, thrown together, makeshift, defective, faulty, flawed

词汇	jerry-built
释义	Definition of jerry-built in English: jerry-built adjectiveˈdʒɛrɪbɪltˈdʒɛri ˌbɪlt Badly or hastily built with materials of poor quality. 偷工减料建成的；仓促建成的 Example sentencesExamples He explained how ‘Murphy kept driving the jerry-built contraption until the wheels came off.’ Irish football is traditionally ridiculed but it was the side representing Scotland which was lightweight and jerry-built. Yet none of this means that the show, endearingly old-fashioned as it is, can be dismissed as jerry-built or, worse yet, geriatric. One friend in the Humvee was already dead from the blast of the jerry-built 90 mm mortar round, and one would die later. The works, while clear, are also ambiguous; a number look ramshackle, jerry-built, jumbled - even chaotic. The old jerry-built compilation strung together 27 different computer systems worldwide, most of which couldn't talk with the others. Despite the work's jerry-built appearance, it exuded an internal order that is both erudite and sophisticated. The people living in small, jerry-built houses in the adjacent villages were easy victims of the waves. North Korea has the added attraction that its jerry-built missiles are the primary public targets of America's National Missile Defense. In contrast, say, to the Museum of Scotland, the new parliament building is going up as fast as a block of jerry-built flats. The bases are ungainly, jerry-built settings that playfully complement the divalike trees. The jerry-built result predictably leaves the show dependent on the songs, the production values, and the performers. The President is not merely proposing to impose his jerry-built system on soldiers captured on the battlefield, however. Again due to a housing shortage, the jerry-built houses spread in all directions, especially on the outskirts of Seoul. Synonyms shoddy, badly built, gimcrack, flimsy, insubstantial, rickety, unstable, ramshackle, crude, carelessly built, thrown together, makeshift, defective, faulty, flawed inferior, poor-quality, second-rate, third-rate, low-grade, cheap, cheapjack informal tacky, junky British informal ropy, rubbish, grotty Derivatives jerry-builder noun This sort of pain is just what we would expect from natural selection, which is a jerry-builder. Example sentencesExamples People needed housing, and providing this was left to jerry-builders who put together cheap, insufficient, flimsy dwellings that soon fell into disrepair. The gorilla, one of nature's jerry-builders, constructs its sleeping headquarters on a sloping site. The whole of the belt of north and west Northumberland has been little changed through the centuries - it has not been desecrated either by the jerry-builder or by the spread of industry. The jerry-builders were not capitalists but workingmen. jerry-building nounˈdʒɛrɪbɪldɪŋ As for the humorist-author, can the book he is jerry-building sell anywhere near so well as he almost desperately counts on? Example sentencesExamples To the rear is seen the invasion of the jerry-building that must serve the poorer man who wishes to live in a ‘free-standing’ house. If the apprentice was caught doing any jerry-building he would find it at his feet knocked down with a hammer. Yet many of these cathedrals looked grander than they were, and design faults, or perhaps jerry-building, caused a number of fiascos. If there was jerry-building, it was more likely to have been the result of haste - the impossible demands of an impatient emperor. Origin Mid 19th century: origin unknown; sometimes said to be from the name of a firm of builders in Liverpool, or to allude to the walls of Jericho, which fell down at the sound of Joshua's trumpets (Josh. 6:20). Poorly built houses have been described as jerry-built since the mid 19th century. The term is nothing to do with Jerry, a derogatory name for a German, probably based on the word ‘German’, that came out of the First World War. One suggestion is that jerry-built comes from the name of a firm of builders in Liverpool, or it may allude to the walls of Jericho, which in the biblical story fell down at the sound of Joshua's trumpet. The jerrycan [Second World War] does come from Jerry—it was originally used by Germans, but was adopted by the Allies in the Second World War. Definition of jerry-built in US English: jerry-built adjectiveˈjerē ˌbiltˈdʒɛri ˌbɪlt Badly or hastily built with materials of poor quality. 偷工减料建成的；仓促建成的 Example sentencesExamples One friend in the Humvee was already dead from the blast of the jerry-built 90 mm mortar round, and one would die later. Irish football is traditionally ridiculed but it was the side representing Scotland which was lightweight and jerry-built. Yet none of this means that the show, endearingly old-fashioned as it is, can be dismissed as jerry-built or, worse yet, geriatric. The bases are ungainly, jerry-built settings that playfully complement the divalike trees. Again due to a housing shortage, the jerry-built houses spread in all directions, especially on the outskirts of Seoul. The people living in small, jerry-built houses in the adjacent villages were easy victims of the waves. Despite the work's jerry-built appearance, it exuded an internal order that is both erudite and sophisticated. In contrast, say, to the Museum of Scotland, the new parliament building is going up as fast as a block of jerry-built flats. The jerry-built result predictably leaves the show dependent on the songs, the production values, and the performers. The works, while clear, are also ambiguous; a number look ramshackle, jerry-built, jumbled - even chaotic. He explained how ‘Murphy kept driving the jerry-built contraption until the wheels came off.’ The old jerry-built compilation strung together 27 different computer systems worldwide, most of which couldn't talk with the others. The President is not merely proposing to impose his jerry-built system on soldiers captured on the battlefield, however. North Korea has the added attraction that its jerry-built missiles are the primary public targets of America's National Missile Defense. Synonyms shoddy, badly built, gimcrack, flimsy, insubstantial, rickety, unstable, ramshackle, crude, carelessly built, thrown together, makeshift, defective, faulty, flawed Origin Mid 19th century: origin unknown; sometimes said to be from the name of a firm of builders in Liverpool, or to allude to the walls of Jericho, which fell down at the sound of Joshua's trumpets (Josh. 6:20).
随便看	kalimba Kalinin Kaliningrad Kalinin, Mikhail Pegida pegity peg ladder peg leg peg-leg peg-legged peg-legger peg legs peg-legs pegless peglet peg-like pegma pegmatite pegmatitic pegmatitic pegmatoid pego pegomancy pegos peg out