juggle
/ˈdʒʌɡl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒʌɡl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjə-gəl/ (ame, mw)
juggle — 動詞
- jugglepresent simple I / you / we / they
- juggleshe / she / it
- juggledpast simple
- juggling-ing form
1. to repeatedly toss small items skyward and catch them again, releasing each new
玩雜耍
把多顆物品輪流拋接以表演
to repeatedly toss small items skyward and catch them again, releasing each new throw before the previous one lands, so that more than one item is always in flight — typically as a performance skill.
Niran can juggle five tennis balls without dropping any of them.
Niran 可以同時拋接五顆網球而不掉任何一顆。
transitive: juggle + countable objects
A street performer was juggling burning torches in front of the cathedral.
一位街頭藝人正在大教堂前面拋接燃燒的火炬玩雜耍。
progressive aspect with performance context
Aoi learned to juggle three oranges by watching videos online.
Aoi 靠看網路影片學會用三顆柳橙玩雜耍。
The clown juggled while riding a tiny bicycle around the circus ring.
那位小丑在馬戲團場上一邊騎著小腳踏車，一邊玩雜耍。
- toss
single throw, not the repeated catch-and-release pattern
文法句型
juggle + [objects]
juggle (intransitive)
用法筆記
Object is usually a plural countable noun naming small, throwable items (balls, clubs, knives, oranges). With no object, the activity itself is implied.
常見錯誤
2. in a sport such as football or rugby, to repeatedly tap or bounce the ball with
顛球
用腳膝或手連續顛球不落地
in a sport such as football or rugby, to repeatedly tap or bounce the ball with your foot, knee, or hand so that it does not touch the ground.
Mauricio juggled the ball on his knee for almost two minutes before letting it drop.
Mauricio 用膝蓋顛球將近兩分鐘才讓球落地。
collocation: juggle on [body part]
Young players often practise juggling a football to improve their first touch.
年輕球員常常練習顛足球，藉此加強第一觸球的感覺。
The winger juggled the rugby ball briefly before passing to his teammate.
邊鋒短暫地把橄欖球在手上顛了一下，再傳給隊友。
Matthew can juggle a tennis ball on his racket more than fifty times.
Matthew 可以用球拍把網球顛超過五十次。
- keep up
British football phrasing for the same action
文法句型
juggle + the ball
用法筆記
Object is always 'the ball' (singular) plus a sport context. Distinguish from sense 1: here the ball never leaves the player's body or equipment for long.
3. to plan your time and energy carefully enough to keep going with several demandi
兼顧
同時應付多項繁重的事務
to plan your time and energy carefully enough to keep going with several demanding parts of life — for example a job plus studies, or work plus a young family — without any of them breaking down.
Esme juggles a full-time job and night classes in accounting.
Esme 一邊做全職工作，一邊兼顧夜間的會計課程。
juggle + [activity X] and [activity Y]
Many parents have to juggle work, childcare, and household chores every day.
許多父母每天都得兼顧工作、照顧小孩和家務。
three-item list pattern
Roya was struggling to juggle her medical training with caring for her elderly mother.
Roya 正在努力兼顧醫學訓練和照顧年邁的母親。
It can be exhausting to juggle a busy career and a young family at the same time.
要同時兼顧忙碌的事業和年幼的家庭，可能會令人筋疲力盡。
文法句型
juggle + [two or more nouns]
juggle X and Y
juggle X with Y
用法筆記
Objects are abstract nouns naming roles, jobs, or responsibilities (work, family, studies). Often followed by 'and' or 'with' linking the competing demands.
常見錯誤
4. to rearrange numbers, accounts, or schedules — sometimes dishonestly — so that t
做假帳；騰挪
調動數字讓情況看起來較好
to rearrange numbers, accounts, or schedules — sometimes dishonestly — so that the overall picture looks better, fits a target, or makes a difficult plan work.
The treasurer was accused of juggling the figures to hide a large shortfall.
那位財務主管被指控做假帳，以掩蓋大筆短缺。
negative use: hiding bad results
Christopher had to juggle the schedule so every staff member got a weekend off.
Christopher 必須挪動排班表，讓每位員工都能有一個週末休假。
neutral use: making a plan fit
Small business owners often juggle their accounts to get through a slow month.
小型企業老闆常常挪動帳目，好撐過生意清淡的月份。
Investigators discovered that the manager had been juggling the sales records for years.
調查人員發現那位經理多年來一直在做假銷售紀錄。
- manipulate
stronger and almost always negative — implies clear dishonesty
- doctor
informal; specifically about altering records dishonestly
文法句型
juggle + [figures/accounts/data]
用法筆記
Object is usually numerical or organisational (figures, accounts, books, schedules). Context — often a verb of accusation or discovery — signals whether the rearranging is honest or dishonest.
5. in older or literary English, to deceive someone by clever, sly behaviour — maki
矇騙；欺詐
用巧言詭計欺騙他人
in older or literary English, to deceive someone by clever, sly behaviour — making them believe something that is not true.
The old novel describes how the merchant juggled his customers with false promises of quick riches.
那本舊小說描述了那個商人如何以快速致富的假承諾矇騙顧客。
literary register: juggle + person + with [means]
Faisal warned the village not to be juggled by the smooth talk of the visiting preacher.
Faisal 警告村民不要被那位巡迴傳教士的甜言蜜語矇騙。
passive: be juggled by [deceiver]
In Elizabethan plays, villains often juggle innocent characters into giving up their fortunes.
在伊莉莎白時期的戲劇裡，壞人經常矇騙無辜角色交出他們的財產。
The conman juggled wealthy widows out of their savings for nearly a decade.
那個騙子矇騙富有的寡婦們交出存款，前後將近十年。
文法句型
juggle + [person]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 4: that sense rearranges numbers; this sense deceives people. Now mostly archaic — modern English prefers 'deceive', 'trick', or 'con'.
6. to hold one or more things in your hands or arms so awkwardly that they nearly s
笨拙地抱持
勉強拿著多樣東西快掉下來
to hold one or more things in your hands or arms so awkwardly that they nearly slip or fall — usually because you have too many at once or are doing something else at the same time.
Imani juggled two cups of coffee and her phone as she tried to open the office door.
Imani 笨拙地抱著兩杯咖啡和手機，同時試著打開辦公室的門。
concrete scene: too many items + extra task
The waiter juggled a tray of glasses as he squeezed between the crowded tables.
那位服務生勉強端著一盤酒杯，從擁擠的桌子間擠了過去。
Tanvi was juggling a baby, a nappy bag, and the car keys at the front door.
Tanvi 在門口笨拙地抱著嬰兒、尿布包和車鑰匙。
Élise juggled the heavy parcel and her umbrella as she stepped off the bus.
Élise 下公車時笨拙地拿著那個沉重的包裹和她的雨傘。
- balance
neutral — does not carry the sense of near-dropping that juggle has here
文法句型
juggle + [object]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: there the throwing is deliberate and skilled; here the holding is reluctant and clumsy. Often paired with another action (open a door, climb stairs, answer the phone) that explains the difficulty.
juggle — 名詞
1. the difficult task of coping with several competing demands at once — and, in a
兼顧難事
同時處理多項要求的吃力情況
the difficult task of coping with several competing demands at once — and, in a more negative use, an act of shuffling facts or figures so that the overall picture looks better than it really is.
Raising twins while finishing her thesis was a daily juggle for Aoi.
對 Aoi 來說，一邊養育雙胞胎一邊完成論文是每天的兼顧難事。
competing demands sense: a juggle for [person]
Running the cafe and caring for her mother became an exhausting juggle.
經營咖啡店又同時照顧母親，成了一場令人精疲力盡的兼顧難事。
The auditors uncovered a careful juggle of the year-end figures designed to please investors.
稽核人員揭發了一場精心安排的年終數字騰挪，目的是討好投資人。
Mauricio described his first month as a single father as one long juggle between work and school runs.
Mauricio 形容自己當單親爸爸的第一個月，就是工作和接送小孩之間長長的一場兼顧難事。
- balancing act
more common in modern English for the competing-demands meaning
- manipulation
covers only the negative figure-rearranging meaning
文法句型
a juggle of/between + [activities]
a juggle to + [infinitive]
用法筆記
Usually singular and often preceded by an adjective (constant, daily, exhausting, careful). The negative reading (rearranging figures) needs context — a financial or investigative setting — to come through.
2. a single performance in which a person keeps several objects moving through the
雜耍表演
一次拋接多物的表演動作
a single performance in which a person keeps several objects moving through the air by tossing and catching each one in turn, the way a circus juggler does.
Noa's first juggle with the flaming clubs drew loud applause from the festival crowd.
Noa 第一次用火棒做的雜耍表演贏得了節慶觀眾熱烈的掌聲。
countable noun: a juggle with [objects]
The performer ended each juggle by catching all five balls behind her back.
那位表演者每次的雜耍表演都以背後接住五顆球作為結束。
A short juggle with three apples was enough to amuse the children in the waiting room.
用三顆蘋果做的一段短短雜耍表演，就足以逗候診室的小孩開心了。
Every juggle in the routine was carefully timed to the music.
整套表演裡的每一段雜耍表演都精準地配合著音樂。
- juggling act
the more usual modern phrasing
文法句型
a juggle of [objects]
用法筆記
Always countable; often modified by an adjective of length or skill (short, brief, smooth, clumsy). Far less common than the verb — most speakers say 'juggling' instead.