any of the three large veins in the neck that carry blood from the head towards the heart 颈静脉 Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin jugularis, from Latin jugulum ‘collarbone, throat’, diminutive of jugum ‘yoke’.
Idioms
go for the jugular
- (informal)
to attack somebody’s weakest point during a discussion, in an aggressive way （讨论中咄咄逼人地）抨击对方的致命弱点，攻其要害 She went straight for the jugular and asked him to explain his previous criminal record. 她直奔主题，要求他解释他以前的犯罪记录。