jugular /ˈdʒʌɡjʊlə/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A jugular or jugular vein is one of the three important veins in your neck that carry blood from your head back to your heart. 颈静脉

• 2. 

  PHRASE If you say that someone went for the jugular, you mean that they strongly attacked another person's weakest points in order to harm them. 攻击要害 [非正式]

  例：

  Mr. Black went for the jugular, asking intimate sexual questions.

  布莱克先生攻击要害，问起了性方面的隐私问题。