jackknife
verb[I]
uk/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/us/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/If atruckthat has twopartsjackknifes, onepartmovesaround sofartowards the otherpartthat it cannot bedriven:
弯成V字形（如铰接货车的弯折）Theoiltankerjackknifed afterskiddingon theice.油罐车在冰上打滑，绞接的车身之间发生了弯折。
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- anti-collision
- bird strike
- brake
- car crash
- crash-landing
- cropper
- derail
- derailment
- overshoot
- prang
- rear-end
- road toll
- RTA
- rubbernecking
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- runsomeone/somethingover
- shunt
- stack
- stack up
jackknife
noun[C]
uk/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/us/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/pluraljackknivesalargeknifewith abladethatfoldsinto thehandle
大折刀Synonym
clasp knifeUK
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Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- catapult
- goad
- haft
- halberd
- harpoon
- hilt
- kirpan
- rapier
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- shank
- sheath
- sheath knife
- shield