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To jiggle something is to make it move a little, quickly, from side to side or up and down — not a big swing, just a small shake that keeps happening. You can also jiggle yourself: jelly jiggles on a plate; a baby jiggles on your knee.
To jiggle something意思是jiggle某個東西 is to make it move a little, quickly, from side to side or up and down就是讓它左右或上下小幅度、快速地動 — not a big swing不是大幅度的擺動, just a small shake that keeps happening只是不斷重複的小抖動。You也可以 can also jiggle yourself讓自己jiggle: jelly jiggles on a plate果凍在盤子上會晃動; a baby jiggles on your knee寶寶在你膝蓋上也會晃來晃去。
You jiggle a key in a stiff lock, or jiggle a drawer that will not open. As a noun, a jiggle is that little shaky movement itself.
You jiggle a key in a stiff lock你會jiggle一把卡住的鎖裡的鑰匙, or jiggle a drawer that will not open或jiggle一個打不開的抽屜。As a noun當名詞用, a jiggle一個jiggle is that little shaky movement itself就是那個小小的晃動本身。
Though actually, it is lighter than shake: shake can be strong; jiggle is short, loose, and a bit silly. The word is everyday and informal — fine with friends, a bit light for a serious report.
Though actually不過, it它 is lighter than shake比shake來得輕: shake can be strong shake可以很用力; jiggle is short, loose, and a bit silly而jiggle是短促、鬆散、還有點滑稽的。The word這個字 is everyday and informal是日常口語用字 — fine with friends跟朋友講沒問題, a bit light for a serious report用在正式報告裡就顯得太輕了。
People do stretch it: they talk about jiggling the numbers (moving them around until they look nicer), which is playful and a little suspicious.
People do stretch it人們確實會延伸用它: they talk about jiggling the numbers他們會說jiggling the numbers (moving them around until they look nicer意思是把數字調來調去,調到看起來好看為止), which is playful and a little suspicious這種說法帶點玩笑、也有點可疑。
There is a slightly rude side too. People sometimes use it about a person’s body moving as they walk, and that can sound teasing or , so be careful there.
There有 is a slightly rude side too還有稍微粗俗的一面。People有時候 sometimes use it about a person's body moving as they walk人們會用它來說一個人走路時身體晃動的樣子, and that can sound teasing or unkind這聽起來可能帶點取笑或不厚道, so be careful there所以這裡要小心點。
組成jig (to move with a lively jerk; also a lively dance) + -le (a suffix meaning the action happens again and again, in little bits).
同家族的字
- jigthe root: a jig is a lively dance, and to jig is to move with small jerky steps
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
jigglenoun/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəl/
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A relatively weak shaking movement.
- Give the key a jiggle and see if it opens.
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Titillating depictions of scantily-clad female bodies in motion, especially in action media genres.
- […]Rollergirls, a situation comedy about an all-female roller derby team with a lecher- ous male manager. As the women, dressed in sports hot-pants, crashed into each other in the playing arena, the opportunities for jiggle were endless.
- For all the talk that the show's success was based on "jiggle,” [Charlie's] Angels had a huge female viewership.
jiggleverb/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəl/
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To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.
- Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops.
- A hooker named Suzibelle Hickins // Found London and Cambridge fine pickin’s // She would jiggle her titties // As the tail of two cities, // That dirty and hot little Dickens!
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To shake, rattle, or wiggle.
- The jelly jiggled in the bowl for a few moments after it was set down.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。