jiggle
jiggle — 動詞
- jigglepresent simple I / you / we / they
- jiggleshe / she / it
- jiggledpast simple
- jiggling-ing form
1. to make a small, fast back-and-forth or up-and-down motion, or to cause an objec
輕搖；晃動
快速地小幅前後或上下搖動
to make a small, fast back-and-forth or up-and-down motion, or to cause an object to move that way, often with a series of light pushes or pulls.
Kofi jiggled the door handle for a few seconds before the latch finally clicked open.
Kofi 輕搖門把好幾秒，門栓才終於喀一聲打開。
transitive: jiggle + physical object to free it
The loose washing machine jiggled across the tiles whenever Camila ran the spin cycle.
Camila 一開脫水模式，那台鬆動的洗衣機就在地磚上搖晃移動。
intransitive: object as subject moving on its own
Hamza kept jiggling his right leg under the table during the long interview.
整場漫長的面試中，Hamza 在桌子底下不停地抖著右腿。
collocation: jiggle + body part (restless habit)
Yumi jiggled the key gently in the lock until it slid into the right position.
Yumi 輕輕地在鎖孔裡晃動鑰匙，直到它滑進正確的位置。
Dylan jiggled the baby on his knee to stop her from crying.
Dylan 把寶寶放在膝蓋上輕輕搖晃，好讓她別再哭。
collocation: jiggle + baby (soothing motion)
- jiggle the handle
- jiggle the key
- jiggle one's leg
- jiggle the baby
文法句型
jiggle + object
jiggle (intransitive)
用法筆記
Frequently transitive with small everyday objects (a handle, a key, a switch) where the motion is meant to fix something or get a result; the intransitive form usually has an unstable object as subject.
常見錯誤
jiggle — 名詞
- jigglesingular
- jigglesplural
1. a small, fast back-and-forth or up-and-down motion, usually short and light rath
輕晃；搖動
短而輕的快速搖動動作
a small, fast back-and-forth or up-and-down motion, usually short and light rather than strong.
With a quick jiggle of the handle, Antonia got the stuck drawer to slide open.
Antonia 把門把輕晃了一下，卡住的抽屜就滑開了。
pattern: a jiggle of + noun (the part being shaken)
Bao felt a slight jiggle in the steering wheel on the bumpy mountain road.
在那條顛簸的山路上，Bao 感覺到方向盤有一點輕微的晃動。
collocation: a slight / small jiggle
The pudding had a soft jiggle when Reema set the plate on the counter.
Reema 把盤子放到流理臺上時，布丁輕輕地晃了一下。
Élise gave the old key one last jiggle and the bedroom door finally opened.
Élise 把那把舊鑰匙再晃了最後一下，臥房的門終於打開了。
pattern: give + something + a jiggle
- a slight jiggle
- a quick jiggle
- give it a jiggle
文法句型
a jiggle of + noun
with a jiggle
用法筆記
Often appears with quantifying adjectives ('a slight jiggle', 'a quick jiggle') or in the pattern 'give something a jiggle'. The noun is much less frequent than the verb.
常見錯誤
同根字
- jiggly形容詞C1