亚洲网紅露点

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ajar

1

[ uh-jahr ]

adjective

  1. neither entirely open nor entirely shut; partly open:

    The door was ajar.



ajar

2

[ uh-jahr ]

adverb

  1. in contradiction to; at variance with:

    a story ajar with the facts.

ajar

1

/ 蓹藞诲萧蓱藧 /

adjective

  1. (esp of a door or window) slightly open
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

ajar

2

/ 蓹藞诲萧蓱藧 /

adjective

  1. postpositive not in harmony
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 ajar1

1350鈥1400; Middle English on char on the turn; a- 1, char 3

Origin of ajar2

1545鈥55; for at jar at discord; jar 3 (noun)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ajar1

C18: altered form of obsolete on char, literally: on the turn; char, from Old English cierran to turn

Origin of ajar2

C19: altered form of at jar at discord. See jar
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Behind Judith Bruce, a French door is slightly ajar.

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"The door is ajar for China to position itself as an advocate of free trade and a stable global force," said Mr Cruise of Moody's.

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The door to a pilot鈥檚 plane appeared to be ajar as it took off from Fullerton Airport, moments before it crashed into a warehouse, killing two and injuring 19 others, according to investigators.

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The door is ajar for Arsenal and Arteta, but they will struggle to open it any further unless they do what seems plainly obvious and sign a striker to give them a cutting edge.

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His 鈥淣osferatu鈥 correctly leaves that question unanswered, allowing the door to remain ajar for the next person to posit their solution.

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