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词汇 shimmied
释义 shimmied
past simple and past participle ofshimmy
shimmy
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈʃɪm.i/ us /ˈʃɪm.i/
to do a dance in which you shake your hips and shoulders: (抖动臀部和肩部)跳希米舞
She shimmied across the dance floor.她跳着希米舞穿过舞池。
[ + adv/prep ]mainly UK(US usuallyshin, shinny)
to climb smoothly up, down, or along something by holding it tightly with your arms and legs: 攀,爬(同 shin)
He could shimmy up a drainpipe with ease.
Workers on the roof shimmied down ladders.
[ + adv/prep ]US
to move up and down and from side to side with small, quick movements, especially in order to put on or take off clothes:
Every woman has had that moment of elation when she shimmies into something a size smaller than usual.
She shimmied out of that brown dress while her daughter was still fiddling with buttons.
US
If a car shimmies, it makes a very light shaking movement that is not the usual movement of the car.(尤指机动车)不正常地振动
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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morris dancer
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terpsichorean
throw shapesidiom
tights
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Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomach
Shaking, swinging and vibrating

Examples of shimmied


shimmied

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


By his own account, it was his second attempt: on his first he shimmied up the drainpipe, startling a housemaid, who called security.
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The performer shook, jumped and shimmied in perfect motion, spurring the crowd to rise in an emotional fervor.
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