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单词 jiggle
释义
jiggle
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/us
/ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/
tomovefromsidetosideor up and down withquickshortmovements, or to make something do this:
（使）上下急动，（使）左右摇摆，抖动
If thedoorwon'topen,tryjiggling thekeyin thelock.如果门打不开，就把钥匙在锁里转动一下试试。
Synonym
joggle
Compare
waggleverb
wiggleverbinformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making short, sudden movements
  • aquiver
  • convulse
  • convulsion
  • convulsive
  • cringe
  • flick
  • jerkily
  • jerkiness
  • jerky
  • jig
  • jiggly
  • quake
  • quiver
  • shaky
  • shudder
  • squirm
  • toss
  • tremulous
  • whip
  • worry atsomething
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jiggle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/us
/ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/
aquickshortmovementfromsidetosideor up and down:
If theradiodoesn'twork, just give it aquickjiggle.
Thetheatrefilledwithgigglesand jiggles ofanticipationuntil thelightswent down.
More examples
  • Thepicturemust be infocusandsteadywith nobouncesor jiggles.
  • Gravitational jiggles cancauseacomettotravelthrough theinnerSolar System.
  • Whencookingtheflatbread, give it a jiggle.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making short, sudden movements
  • aquiver
  • convulse
  • convulsion
  • convulsive
  • cringe
  • flick
  • jerkily
  • jerkiness
  • jerky
  • jig
  • jiggly
  • quake
  • quiver
  • shaky
  • shudder
  • squirm
  • toss
  • tremulous
  • whip
  • worry atsomething
See more results »
(Definition ofjigglefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
jiggle
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/us
/ˈdʒɪɡ.əl/
tomovefromsidetosideor up and down withquickshortmovements, or to make something do this
（使）上下急动，（使）左右摇摆，抖动
If thedoorwon'topen,tryjiggling thekeyin thelock.如果门打不开，就把钥匙在锁里转动一下试试。

jiggle| American Dictionary

jiggle
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈdʒɪɡ·əl/
tomovesomething orcausesomething tomovefromsidetosideor up and down withquickshortmovements:
[T]If thetoiletwon’tstopflushing, jiggle thehandle.
(Definition ofjigglefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjiggle

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Some points were jiggled slightly to the right or left to reduce overlap in the upper panel.
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They simplify reality into abstract images that can be rearranged, jiggled, experimented with, communicated to other specialists, and then, eventually, transformed back into reality.
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Unless we canjiggleor marshal market forces, there is no way that we shall have a suitable energy policy.
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My firm lost £300 because of all the jiggling about that occurred in deciding which judge to go before.
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It is not, therefore, a problem which can be solved merely by jiggling about with money, rates and so on.
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To try to dissipate that minority in some way by providing bribes and by jiggling with the electoral system is antidemocratic.
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I have already explained that league tables can be jiggled.
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Why do not we wait to see what will happen to the industry before wejigglewith safety aspects?
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This may be something of a deterrent, for it would make it more difficult for such things to be jiggled with.
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One of the lads went in, used his card, turned the aerial, jiggled it about and tuned it in.
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Clearly, there has been a jiggling of the figures.
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It is an anti-inflationary force which lies far outside anything to do with jiggling around with interest rates or peering two years ahead and trying to hit targets.
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To deal with that takes a little more than jiggling with the figures or pretending that we face purely a financial and monetary problem, however serious.
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These creatures propel themselves forward using their limbs by jiggling or flapping them.
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If one erased too hard, the table wouldjiggleand spoil the others line.
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