Jig

[dʒɪg] or [dʒɪɡ]

解释:

(noun.) any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping.

(noun.) a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it.

(noun.) a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water.

(noun.) music in three-four time for dancing a jig.

(verb.) dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions.

伯尼编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A light, brisk musical movement.

(n.) A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.

(n.) A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.

(n.) A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.

(n.) A small machine or handy tool

(n.) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing.

(n.) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.

(v. t.) To sing to the tune of a jig.

(v. t.) To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.

(v. t.) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n.

(n.) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

(v. i.) To dance a jig; to skip about.

录入:奥利维尔

解释:

n. a quick lively tune: a quick dance suited to the tune.—v.i. to dance a jig:—pr.p. jig′ging; pa.p. jigged.—adj. Jig′gish.

校对:斯坦顿