jigsaw
/ˈdʒɪɡsɔː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒɪɡsɔː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjig-ˌsȯ/ (ame, mw)
jigsaw — 名詞
- jigsawsingular
- jigsawsplural
1. a game in which a picture has been cut into many small, oddly shaped pieces that
拼圖
把畫切成許多小塊再拼回去的遊戲
a game in which a picture has been cut into many small, oddly shaped pieces that a player puts back together to make the whole picture again
Tariro spent the rainy afternoon doing a thousand-piece jigsaw of the Eiffel Tower.
Tariro 在下雨的午後拼了一個千片的艾菲爾鐵塔拼圖。
collocation: do a jigsaw
The children worked together on a wooden jigsaw of farm animals after lunch.
孩子們午餐後一起拼了一個農場動物的木製拼圖。
Feng finally completed the difficult jigsaw of a starry night sky.
Feng 終於完成了那幅困難的星空拼圖。
Grandma keeps an unfinished jigsaw of a lighthouse on her dining-room table.
奶奶餐桌上放著一幅還沒拼完的燈塔拼圖。
Layla bought a jigsaw with five hundred pieces for her sister's birthday.
Layla 買了一盒五百片的拼圖當妹妹的生日禮物。
- jigsaw puzzle
the full, more explicit form; identical meaning
- puzzle
broader — covers crosswords and riddles too, not just the picture-piece kind
文法句型
do/complete + a jigsaw
a jigsaw of [number] pieces
用法筆記
Often used as a short form of 'jigsaw puzzle'; the two terms are interchangeable in this sense. Common verbs are 'do', 'complete', and 'finish'.
2. a confusing situation or question whose answer becomes clear only after many sep
謎團；難題
需把眾多線索串起才能看懂的難題
a confusing situation or question whose answer becomes clear only after many separate pieces of information are brought together and viewed as a whole
Detective Eitan slowly put together the jigsaw of the missing painting case.
Eitan 警探慢慢把那幅失竊名畫案的謎團拼湊起來。
collocation: put together the jigsaw
Each witness statement was another piece of the jigsaw for the investigators.
對調查人員來說，每位證人的陳述都是謎團的一塊拼圖。
pattern: piece of the jigsaw
Understanding the family's history is a jigsaw that has taken Ignacio years.
弄清楚家族的歷史是 Ignacio 花了好幾年的一個謎團。
Climate change is a jigsaw of ocean, weather, and human factors that scientists are still assembling.
氣候變遷是一個由海洋、天氣和人類因素組成的複雜難題，科學家還在拼湊當中。
文法句型
the jigsaw of X
piece + of + the jigsaw
用法筆記
Almost always appears as a metaphor with verbs like 'piece together', 'assemble', or 'put together', or in the noun phrase 'piece of the jigsaw'. Distinguish from sense 1 by context — there is no physical puzzle involved.
3. a small powered saw whose thin, narrow blade moves rapidly up and down, designed
線鋸；曲線鋸
切割曲線用的手持電動小鋸子
a small powered saw whose thin, narrow blade moves rapidly up and down, designed for cutting curved lines in wood, plastic, or thin metal
Hari used a jigsaw to cut a heart shape out of a pine board for his daughter.
Hari 用線鋸從一塊松木板上切出一個愛心形狀送給女兒。
pattern: use a jigsaw to cut + [shape]
A jigsaw with a fine blade works well for curved lines in plywood.
裝細齒鋸片的線鋸很適合在合板上切曲線。
collocation: jigsaw with a [type] blade
Christopher borrowed a jigsaw from the workshop to finish his bedroom shelves.
Christopher 從工坊借了一台線鋸來把臥房書架做完。
Be sure to clamp the wood firmly before you start the jigsaw.
啟動線鋸前，記得先把木頭夾穩。
- saber saw
American name for the same tool
- scroll saw
similar but mounted on a table; not portable
文法句型
cut + with + a jigsaw
用法筆記
Often confused with 'scroll saw' (a stationary version) and 'jig saw' (an older two-word spelling for the same tool). The most common power tool of this name is hand-held.
常見錯誤
jigsaw — 動詞
- jigsawpresent simple I / you / we / they
- jigsaws3rd person singular
- jigsawing-ing form
- jigsawedpast simple
1. to cut something into a shape using a jigsaw, or in a way that looks as if a jig
用線鋸切
以線鋸把材料切成特定形狀
to cut something into a shape using a jigsaw, or in a way that looks as if a jigsaw was used
Indra carefully jigsawed the letters of her son's name out of birch plywood.
Indra 仔細地用線鋸從樺木合板上切出兒子名字的字母。
pattern: jigsaw + [object] + out of + [material]
The artist jigsawed each tile into the shape of a maple leaf.
那位藝術家把每塊磁磚都鋸成楓葉的形狀。
Élise jigsawed the wooden panel to fit around the curved doorframe.
Élise 把木板用線鋸修出弧形，正好嵌進彎曲的門框。
Maeve jigsawed a small window into the side of the toy castle.
Maeve 在玩具城堡的側面用線鋸切出一扇小窗。
- saw
the general verb; doesn't specify the curved-cut tool
文法句型
jigsaw + [object] + [out of/into shape]
用法筆記
Rare in everyday speech — most speakers say 'cut with a jigsaw' instead. You will see this verb mainly in craft writing or DIY guides.
2. to place several things so that they meet and lock into each other, the way the
拼合；嵌合
把多片東西緊密接合，像拼圖一樣
to place several things so that they meet and lock into each other, the way the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle do
The builders jigsawed the stone slabs together to make a smooth garden path.
工人們把石板一片片拼合起來，鋪成平整的花園步道。
collocation: jigsaw together
Eric jigsawed the wooden tiles to fit around the kitchen pillar.
Eric 把木磚一塊塊嵌合，圍住廚房的柱子。
Madison jigsawed the small leather scraps into a colourful patchwork bag.
Madison 把零碎的皮料一片片拼合，做成一個彩色拼布包。
Minh jigsawed the broken cup pieces together with clear glue.
Minh 用透明膠水把破掉的杯子碎片一片片拼合起來。
- fit together
the everyday phrasal verb most speakers would use instead
- interlock
describes the result rather than the action
文法句型
jigsaw + [objects] + together
用法筆記
Rare and largely figurative. Distinguish from sense 1 (verb/1) — sense 1 uses a saw to make a shape; this sense arranges existing shapes so they meet exactly.
jigsaw — 形容詞
- jigsawpositive
- more jigsawcomparative
- most jigsawsuperlative
1. looking or arranged like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle — many small shapes joine
拼圖狀的
像拼圖一樣由眾多小片組成的
looking or arranged like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle — many small shapes joined to form a larger pattern
Yasmin admired the jigsaw pattern on the old church floor.
Yasmin 欣賞著老教堂地板上的拼圖狀花紋。
collocation: jigsaw pattern
The map of the kingdom showed a jigsaw arrangement of tiny villages and rivers.
這幅王國地圖呈現出一片片小村落與河流交織的拼圖狀分布。
Anong's quilt had a jigsaw design of green and gold fabric squares.
Anong 的被子上有著綠色與金色布塊拼成的拼圖狀圖案。
The broken ice on the pond formed a jigsaw layer over the dark water.
池面碎裂的冰層在深水之上形成一層拼圖狀的薄殼。
文法句型
jigsaw + [noun]
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive). Common nouns it modifies include 'pattern', 'design', 'arrangement', and 'puzzle' (in 'jigsaw puzzle' — the most familiar form).