单词 | jig |
释义 | jig From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Music Dancejigjig1 /dʒɪɡ/ noun [countable]1 APDa type of quick dance, or a piece of music for this dance2 a piece of equipment for holding a tool, a piece of wood etc in positionExamples from the Corpusjig• Sometimes one of them would leap to his feet and dance a jig before falling over.• For this I use a fairly simple jig and accurate setting of the saw.• But I know if I ever get married, the jig is up.• Also, you can use this jig if you are taking your posts down and placing them on sawhorses.• If you build your jig slightly larger than your posts it will slide up and down more easily.jigjig2 verb (jigged, jigging) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]JUMPto dance or move up and down with quick short movements→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusjig• Long black leather chairs invited you to lay back, headphones on, and just jig about to music of your choice.• You keep a straight course, let him jig around you.• No-one cared that she jacked in to the lock on the tutor's door, feeling around mentally to jig it open.• Under the table his feet jig on their soles.Origin jig2 (1500-1600) Probably from French giguer “to dance”, from Old French gigue “violin” |
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