英语单词 | jagged |
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英美音标 | 英 ['dʒæɡɪd] 美 ['dʒæɡɪd] |
中文释义 | adj.参差不齐的 动词jag的过去式和过去分词. |
英语例句 | (1) Jagged rocks stuck up through the grass. (2) On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. (3) Why then are lightning bolts so jagged and irregular? |
中文例句 | (1) 锯齿状的岩石从杂草中突了出来。 (2) 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。 (3) 为什么闪电会以参差不齐的形态出现呢? |
vocabulary简明 | Something is jagged when it has an uneven edge or quality to it. Teeth can be jagged, saw blades can be jagged, and the edges of leaves can be jagged. |
vocabulary扩展 | Jagged comes from 16th century English/Scottish and originally referred to a cloth, cut in a way so that the edge is not straight, but that is “toothed.” Imagine a tipsy seamstress trying to cut cloth in a straight line, but her sheers stray this way then that. She’s leaving a jagged edge on the cloth. Or perhaps you have a crush on the seamstress, but she is seen kissing another. Here, she’s leaving a jagged wound on your heart. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]凹凸不平的;锯齿状的;有尖突的 Something that is jagged has a rough, uneven shape or edge with lots of sharp points.
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