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Wiggle V Middle Wiege Cradle German Wigl 扭动,蠕动

单词 wiggle
音标 ['wigl]
解释 v. 扭动,蠕动
红宝书 【英】 v.扭动,蠕动 (to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions)
【记】 分割记忆:wig(假发) +gle看作giggle(傻笑 )→戴着假发扭动身子傻笑
【例】 They wiggle and waggle when they walk.
字源 wiggle (v.)
early 13c., perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Flemish wigelen, frequentative of wiegen "to rock," from wiege "cradle," from Proto-Germanic *wig- (cognates: Old High German wiga, German Wiege "cradle," Old Frisian widze), from PIE root *wegh- "to move" (see weigh). Related: Wiggled; wiggling. The noun is attested from 1816.
不择手段背单词 v. 无规则地前后摆动; 犹豫
【记】读: 餵狗, 狗的尾巴就会wiggle.
趣味全助记 【记】音:喂钩,喂钩子给鱼吃,鱼咬了钩后不停扭动;音:餵狗,狗一高兴就扭动,摇动尾巴

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