英语单词 | jerk |
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英美音标 | 英 [dʒɜːk] 美 [dʒɜːrk] |
中文释义 | v.急动;猛拉 n.猛拉;急动;笨蛋;<俚> 蠢人 adj.颠簸不稳的 |
英语例句 | (1) The bus jerked to a stop. (2) He jerked the string and the puppet jumped. (3) He give his tooth a sharp jerk and it come out (4) The knife was stuck but she pulled it out with a jerk. (5) What'll I do if the boss is a jerk ! |
中文例句 | (1) 公共汽车猛然刹车停住了。 (2) 他猛地一拉绳子,木偶就跳了起来。 (3) 他猛一使劲把牙拔了下来 (4) 那把刀子被卡住了,她猛地一拔,把它拔了出来。 (5) 上司如果是个怪人,怎么办? |
vocabulary简明 | A jerk is a sharp, sudden movement. When you're learning to drive a stick shift, it’s hard to avoid the jerk and lurch when you try to change gears. Jerk is also a very unflattering term for an obnoxious person. |
vocabulary扩展 | Although you will most commonly hear the derogatory jerk as in "Don't be such a jerk," there are many other meanings of the word. ""Clean and jerk" is an Olympic weightlifting event where you lift a barbell in one "clean" movement, then, in one quick thrust — the jerk — you lift the weight above your head. Jerk can also mean making a sharp, sudden move — like a dog jerks on his chain. You may have eaten jerk, also called jerky — strips of dried meat — handy for lunchboxes and camping. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](向某个方向)急拉,猛推;(使)猝然一动 If you jerk something or someone in a particular direction, or they jerk in a particular direction, they move a short distance very suddenly and quickly. [V adv/prep] [V n adv/prep] [V n adj] [V n]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]傻瓜;笨蛋;混蛋 If you call someone a jerk, you are insulting them because you think they are stupid or you do not like them. [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式] [OFFENSIVE 冒犯] 3 See also:knee-jerk ;
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