jitterbug
/ˈdʒɪtəbʌɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒɪtərbʌɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈji-tər-ˌbəg/ (ame, mw)
jitterbug — 名詞
- jitterbugsingular
- jitterbugsplural
1. a lively American partner-dance style associated with the World War II era, perf
吉魯巴舞
一九四○年代美國快節奏雙人舞
a lively American partner-dance style associated with the World War II era, performed to fast swing music and known for quick footwork, spins, and athletic lifts.
Owen's grandmother still remembers dancing the jitterbug at army base parties during the war.
Owen 的奶奶仍記得戰時在軍營派對上跳吉魯巴舞的情景。
collocation: dance the jitterbug
The film festival showed old footage of couples doing the jitterbug in a smoky Chicago ballroom.
影展上播出舊片，一對對情侶在芝加哥煙霧瀰漫的舞廳裡跳著吉魯巴舞。
collocation: do the jitterbug
Meera signed up for a swing class because she wanted to learn the jitterbug before her wedding.
Meera 報名了搖擺舞課程，因為她想在婚禮前學會吉魯巴舞。
The jitterbug became hugely popular among young Americans in the late 1930s and 1940s.
吉魯巴舞在一九三○年代末和一九四○年代非常風靡美國年輕人。
Tamar's swing teacher said the jitterbug looks wild but every spin and lift is carefully practised.
Tamar 的搖擺舞老師說，吉魯巴舞看似狂放，每個轉身和托舉其實都經過仔細練習。
文法句型
dance the jitterbug
do the jitterbug
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by the definite article 'the' when naming the dance form itself ('dance the jitterbug', 'learn the jitterbug'). Strongly tied to a 1940s historical context; modern uses are usually nostalgic or about swing-revival communities.
常見錯誤
jitterbug — 動詞
- jitterbugpresent simple I / you / we / they
- jitterbugs3rd person singular
- jitterbuging-ing form
- jitterbugedpast simple
1. to perform the lively 1940s American partner dance, usually to fast swing or jaz
跳吉魯巴舞
跳一九四○年代式快節奏雙人舞
to perform the lively 1940s American partner dance, usually to fast swing or jazz music.
Cyrus and his wife jitterbugged across the wooden floor while the band played a Glenn Miller tune.
Cyrus 和太太隨著樂團演奏的格倫米勒樂曲，在木地板上跳起吉魯巴舞。
intransitive with adverbial phrase
Imani learned to jitterbug from her great-aunt, who had won prizes at dance halls in the 1940s.
Imani 跟她的姑婆學跳吉魯巴舞，姑婆在一九四○年代的舞廳裡可是得獎常客。
infinitive: learn to jitterbug
Couples jitterbugged late into the night at the old Brooklyn ballroom on Saturdays.
每逢週六，一對對情侶都會在布魯克林那家老舞廳裡跳吉魯巴舞跳到深夜。
Jenna's parents jitterbugged at their fiftieth wedding anniversary, exactly as they had on their first date.
Jenna 的父母在金婚紀念日上跳了吉魯巴舞，就和他們第一次約會時一模一樣。
- swing
broader verb covering many 1930s-40s partner dances; 'they swung to the band' is more general than 'they jitterbugged'
文法句型
jitterbug to [music]
jitterbug with [partner]
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in historical or swing-revival contexts. Pattern is intransitive — the verb takes no object; movement or partner phrases come as prepositional adverbials ('jitterbug to the music', 'jitterbug with her husband').