单词 | juggle |
释义 | jug·gle (jŭgəl) 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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