单词 | juggle |
释义 | jug·gle ![]() v. jug·gled, jug·gling, jug·gles v.tr. 1. To toss and catch (two or more objects) so that at least one of them is in the air at all times. 2. To have difficulty holding; balance insecurely: juggled the ball but finally caught it; shook hands while juggling a cookie and a teacup. 3. To keep (more than two activities, for example) in motion or progress at one time: managed to juggle a full-time job and homemaking. 4. To manipulate in order to deceive: juggle figures in a ledger. v.intr. 1. To juggle objects or perform other tricks of manual dexterity. 2. To make rapid motions or manipulations: juggled with the controls on the television to improve the picture. 3. To use trickery; practice deception. n. 1. The act of juggling. 2. Trickery for a dishonest end. [Middle English jogelen, to entertain by performing tricks, from Old French jogler, from Latin ioculārī, to jest, from ioculus, diminutive of iocus, joke; see yek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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