jig
/dʒɪɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /dʒɪɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjig/ (ame, mw)
jig — noun
- jigsingular
- jigsplural
1. a fast, bouncy folk dance from Ireland or Britain with lots of small jumps and k
a fast, bouncy folk dance from Ireland or Britain with lots of small jumps and kicks, or the lively fiddle music written for it.
Hana learned an Irish jig from her grandfather one summer in Galway.
collocation: learn/dance a jig
The wedding band played a fast jig and everyone got up to dance.
common verb collocation: play a jig
Zayd tapped his foot to the lively jig drifting out of the corner pub on Saturday night.
On St Patrick's Day the children danced a noisy jig in the school hall.
文法句型
a/the + jig
dance + a jig
用法筆記
Most often used about Irish or Scottish folk music; the dance and the music share the same name.
常見錯誤
2. a wooden or metal frame that grips a piece of wood or metal so it cannot move wh
a wooden or metal frame that grips a piece of wood or metal so it cannot move while you cut, drill, or shape it; the frame also guides the tool to the correct spot.
Esteban built a simple wooden jig so every drawer would have evenly spaced holes.
context: woodworking workshop use
The carpenter clamped the chair leg into a jig before sanding it down.
collocation: clamp/secure into a jig
Rachel uses a small metal jig to keep her drill perfectly straight.
Without a good jig, Esteban could never have cut twenty identical kitchen shelves by hand.
文法句型
use + a jig
make + a jig
用法筆記
Common in workshops, factories, and DIY contexts; describes a holding fixture, not the tool that does the cutting itself.
常見錯誤
3. a heavy fishing lure with a hook and a colourful tail; when you pull the rod up
a heavy fishing lure with a hook and a colourful tail; when you pull the rod up and down, the lure jumps in the water like a small fish and tempts bigger fish to bite.
Eitan picked a bright pink jig out of his tackle box and tied it to the line.
context: tackle box selection
The guide showed Nora how to bounce a jig along the bottom of the lake.
collocation: bounce a jig
Ravindra reached for the heaviest jig in his box once the trout dropped to the cold lake bottom.
Reema lost her favourite jig when the line snapped on a big bass.
文法句型
use + a jig
cast + a jig
用法筆記
Fishing-specific term; distinguished from other lures by its weighted head and the up-and-down motion the angler creates.
常見錯誤
jig — verb
- jigpresent simple I / you / we / they
- jigs3rd person singular
- jigging-ing form
- jiggedpast simple
1. to do small, springy, bouncing movements with your body, or to wiggle a small ob
to do small, springy, bouncing movements with your body, or to wiggle a small object back and forth with your hand.
Zuri jigged from foot to foot in the cold queue outside the cinema.
collocation: jig from foot to foot
Élise jigged the baby gently on her knee until the crying stopped.
transitive: jig + object (the baby)
Christopher jigged the key in the rusty lock for a full minute before it turned.
The wooden puppet jigged wildly above the stage whenever Nora's twins tugged the strings.
- still
as in 'stand still' — the opposite of restless jigging movements
文法句型
jig + adverbial
jig + something
用法筆記
Often used about small, restless body movements (feet, knees, hands) or about wiggling a small object back and forth; sounds quite informal.
常見錯誤
2. to fish by dropping a weighted lure into the water and pulling your rod up and d
to fish by dropping a weighted lure into the water and pulling your rod up and down so the lure jumps and attracts fish.
Ravindra likes to jig for cod from a small boat off the harbour wall.
pattern: jig for + fish type
The local guides in Vancouver jig in the deep channels where halibut gather at dawn.
intransitive: jig + named location + fish type
Nadia and her uncle jigged all afternoon and caught six fat mackerel.
In winter the fishermen jig through holes cut into the frozen lake.
文法句型
jig + for + fish type
jig + in/from + location
用法筆記
Specialist fishing term; almost always paired with 'for + fish type' or a location phrase.