twerk
twerk — 動詞
- twerkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- twerkshe / she / it
- twerkedpast simple
- twerking-ing form
1. to perform a dance move in which you bend your knees and move your hips and bott
扭臀
快速扭動臀部的舞蹈動作
to perform a dance move in which you bend your knees and move your hips and bottom very fast, using energetic up-and-down motions, especially in pop music and on viral videos.
At the school talent show, Zuri and her friends twerked to a popular hip-hop song.
在校園才藝表演上，Zuri 和她的朋友們跟著一首熱門嘻哈歌扭臀。
intransitive: twerk + to [music]
Sayaka watched online tutorials until she learned how to twerk without falling.
Sayaka 一直看線上教學影片，直到學會如何扭臀而不跌倒。
Keiko showed her friends how to twerk by bending her knees low and shaking her hips in fast circles.
Keiko 向朋友們示範如何扭臀——彎低膝蓋，以快速畫圓的方式擺動臀部。
Minh tried to twerk at a cousin's wedding and the guests cheered them on.
Minh 在表姐的婚禮上試著扭臀，賓客們都為他加油打氣。
文法句型
[person] twerks
[person] twerks to [music]
用法筆記
Common in pop-culture contexts such as music videos, social media challenges, and dance performances. The term gained wide international attention after a popular music video in 2013.
常見錯誤
twerk — 名詞
1. a style of energetic dancing in which a person moves their hips and bottom with
電臀舞
快速重複扭動臀部的舞蹈風格
a style of energetic dancing in which a person moves their hips and bottom with quick, repeated movements, often done while in a low, bent-knee position.
Amara's twerking at the school talent night involved bending low and bouncing her hips to the hip-hop beat.
Amara 在學校才藝之夜表演的電臀舞，包含彎低身體並隨著嘻哈節奏彈動臀部。
uncountable noun: twerking as a topic
During her fitness class, Kavya taught a twerking segment that involved squatting low and pulsing the hips back.
Kavya 在她的健身課上教了一段電臀舞，內容包括蹲低並向後快速彈動臀部。
collocation: twerking segment / twerking routine
At the dance competition, Diego's team performed a twerking routine with synchronized hip rolls and low squats.
在舞蹈比賽中，Diego 的團隊表演了一段電臀舞，包含同步的臀部繞圈和低蹲動作。
Ava's grandmother could not understand the appeal of twerking but found the dancers' energy entertaining.
Ava 的祖母無法理解電臀舞的魅力，但覺得舞者們的活力很有趣。
用法筆記
The noun form is less common than the verb in everyday speech. It is used as an uncountable noun (e.g., 'a style of twerking', 'a session of twerking').