单词 | jive |
释义 | jive —jiver, n. /juyv/, n. , v. , jived, jiving, adj. n. 1. swing music or early jazz. 2. the jargon associated with swing music and early jazz. 3. Slang. deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk: Don't give me any of that jive! v.i. 4. to play jive. 5. to dance to jive; jitterbug. 6. Slang. to engage in kidding, teasing, or exaggeration. v.t. 7. Slang. to tease; fool; kid: Stop jiving me! adj. 8. Slang. insincere, pretentious, or deceptive. [1920-25; orig. obscure; alleged to be an alter. of GIBE, though the shift in sense and phonetic change are unexplained] |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。