jerk
n
1 sudden pull, push, start, stop, twist, lift or throw 突然的拉、 推、 开始、 停止、 拧、 抬或扔
He gave his tooth a sharp jerk and it came out. 他猛一使劲把牙拔了下来.
The bus stopped with a jerk. 公共汽车骤然停住了.
2 sudden involuntary twitch of a muscle or muscles (肌肉的) 反射
a jerk of an eyelid 眼皮的一跳.
3 (infml derog 口, 贬) foolish person 蠢人. jerk, v
1 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
pull (sth/sb) suddenly and quickly in the specified direction 猛拉(某物[某人])
He jerked the fishing-rod out of the water. 他猛然从水中挑起鱼竿.
She jerked her hand away when he tried to touch it. 他刚要摸她的手, 她一下子就把手缩了回去.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(cause sth/sb to) move with a short sudden action or a series of short uneven actions(使某物[某人])猛然一动或颤动
His head keeps jerking.他直晃脑袋.
The train jerked to a halt. 火车猛然停住了.
She jerked upright in surprise. 她惊讶得跳了起来.
Try not to jerk the camera when taking a photograph. 拍照时照相机不要晃.
He jerked his head towards the door. 他猛然把头扭向大门.
3 (phr v) jerk (oneself) off ( sl 讳, 俚) (of a man) masturbate (指男子)手淫. jerk sth out utter sth in an abrupt nervous manner 紧张而断断续续地说出某事
jerk out a request, an apology, etc 结结巴巴地提出请求、 道歉等.
🔁 扩展释义
*[dʒә:k]n. 性情古怪的人, 急拉, 肌肉抽搐, 牛肉干vi. 痉挛, 急拉, 急推vt. 猛拉【医】 反射相关词组: in a jerk with a jerk
Today Native Americans express their anger over this business deal.
今天,美国的土著人对这桩买卖仍然愤愤不平。
It is better to ask for help at the beginning rather than to wait until a busy period when everyone is rushed off their feet.
最好在开始工作时就请人帮忙,而不是等到大学都忙得不可开交的时候。
Because of his actions, all Hindus were finally free to draw water from the same village well, to go to the same temple to pray and even marry each other.