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jamb

UK/dʒæm/US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Either of the vertical side posts forming the frame of a door, window, or fireplace

门框(或窗框)的侧柱,侧壁

Root Breakdown

Native English
jambother
=jamb

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The wooden jamb of the old door had rotted over the centuries.

  • 2.

    She ran her hand along the smooth jamb as she entered the room.

  • 3.

    The stone jamb cracked when workers removed the ancient window.

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