| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jive /dʒaɪv/USA pronunciation n., v., jived, jiv•ing, adj. n. [uncountable] - Music and Danceswing music.
- Slang Termstalk that deceives, exaggerates, or is otherwise meaningless:Don't give me any jive, just give me the facts.
v. - Slang Termsto tease, fool, kid, or exaggerate: [~ + object]Quit jiving me and give me a straight answer.[no object]They were just jiving.
adj. - Slang Termsintended to deceive:jive talk.
jiv•er, n. [countable] jiv•ey, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jive ( jīv),USA pronunciation n., v., jived, jiv•ing, adj. n. - Music and Danceswing music or early jazz.
- the jargon associated with swing music and early jazz.
- Slang Termsdeceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk:Don't give me any of that jive!
v.i. - Music and Danceto play jive.
- Music and Danceto dance to jive;
jitterbug. - Slang Termsto engage in kidding, teasing, or exaggeration.
v.t. - Slang Termsto tease;
fool;
kid:Stop jiving me!
adj. - Slang Termsinsincere, pretentious, or deceptive.
- 1920–25; origin, originally obscure; alleged to be an alteration of gibe, though the shift in sense and phonetic change are unexplained
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jive /dʒaɪv/ n - a style of lively and jerky dance performed to jazz and, later, to rock and roll, popular esp in the 1940s and 1950s
- slang chiefly US deliberately misleading or deceptive talk
- (as modifier): jive talk
vb - (intransitive) to dance the jive
- slang chiefly US to mislead; tell lies (to)
Etymology: 20th Century: of unknown originˈjiver n |