| 释义 |
jazz
I. \ˈjaz, -aa(ə)-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1. : to copulate with — usually considered vulgar
2.
a. : to increase the appeal or excitement of : enliven, popularize
< the newsman who jazzes a story to sell himself to editor and public — C.K.Streit >
— usually used with up
< drank bootleg gin to jazz me up — J.D.Hart >
b. : to increase the speed of : accelerate
< jazz the motor >
3. : to play (music) in the manner of jazz : make jazz of
< pep up old tunes by jazzing them >
intransitive verb
1. : copulate — usually considered vulgar
2. : to go seeking pleasure : gad — used with around
3.
a. : to dance or perform jazz
< jazzing to the music of the band >
< a saxophonist who jazzes at a nightclub >
b. : to dance around in a jazzy manner
< chairs and tables … jazzing crazily to and fro across the cabin — Shevawn Lynam >
II. noun
(-es)
1. : copulation — usually considered vulgar
2.
a. : American music developed from religious and secular songs (as spirituals, shout songs), blues, ragtime, and other popular music (as brass-band marches) and characterized by improvisation, syncopated rhythms, contrapuntal ensemble playing, special melodic features (as flatted notes, blue notes) peculiar to the individual interpretation of the player, and the introduction of vocal techniques (as portamento) into instrumental performance — see bop, dixieland; compare swing
b. : popular dance music influenced by jazz and played (as in the late 1920s) in a loud rhythmic manner
c. : a dance to jazz music with incisive rhythms and often acrobatic and grotesque steps — compare jitterbug 1
3. : excessively earnest and enthusiastic talk or preoccupation : stuffy foolishness : humbug
< spouted all the scientific jazz at him — Pete Martin >
III. adjective
Etymology: jazz (II)
1. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of jazz
< jazz music >
< jazz fans >
2. : mottled
< the room will be done in jazz colors — Upton Sinclair >
IV. noun
: similar but unspecified things : stuff
< I love sailing … that wind, and the waves, and all that jazz — John Updike > |