词汇 | jiggle |
释义 | jiggle verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/ us /ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/ to move from side to side or up and down with quick short movements, or to make something do this: (使)上下急动,(使)左右摇摆,抖动 If the door won't open, try jiggling the key in the lock.如果门打不开,就把钥匙在锁里转动一下试试。 Synonym joggle Compare waggleverb wiggleverbinformal Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver shaky shook shudder squirm toss tremulous whip jiggle noun[ C ] uk /ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/ us /ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/ a quick short movement from side to side or up and down: If the radio doesn't work, just give it a quick jiggle. The theatre filled with giggles and jiggles of anticipation until the lights went down. The picture must be in focus and steady with no bounces or jiggles. Gravitational jiggles can cause a comet to travel through the inner Solar System. When cooking the flat bread, give it a jiggle. Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver shaky shook shudder squirm toss tremulous whip jiggle | American Dictionaryjiggle verb[ I/T ] us/ˈdʒɪɡ·əl/ to move something or cause something to move from side to side or up and down with quick short movements: [ T ]If the toilet won’t stop flushing, jiggle the handle. Examples of jigglejiggle Some points were jiggled slightly to the right or left to reduce overlap in the upper panel. They simplify reality into abstract images that can be rearranged, jiggled, experimented with, communicated to other specialists, and then, eventually, transformed back into reality. Unless we can jiggle or marshal market forces, there is no way that we shall have a suitable energy policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My firm lost £300 because of all the jiggling about that occurred in deciding which judge to go before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not, therefore, a problem which can be solved merely by jiggling about with money, rates and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To try to dissipate that minority in some way by providing bribes and by jiggling with the electoral system is antidemocratic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have already explained that league tables can be jiggled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why do not we wait to see what will happen to the industry before we jiggle with safety aspects? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This may be something of a deterrent, for it would make it more difficult for such things to be jiggled with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the lads went in, used his card, turned the aerial, jiggled it about and tuned it in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, there has been a jiggling of the figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an anti-inflationary force which lies far outside anything to do with jiggling around with interest rates or peering two years ahead and trying to hit targets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To deal with that takes a little more than jiggling with the figures or pretending that we face purely a financial and monetary problem, however serious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These creatures propel themselves forward using their limbs by jiggling or flapping them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If one erased too hard, the table would jiggle and spoil the others line. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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