jerky

Word family nounjerkerjerkinessjerkwaterjerkadverbjerkilyadjectivejerky

jerk·y1 /ˈdʒɜːki $ -ɜːr-/ adjectiveadj

SUDDENLYjerky movements are rough, with many starts and stops 〔在行进中〕不平稳的，颠簸的 OPP smooth

His skin was dry and hot, his breathing rapid and jerky.

他的皮肤又干又热，呼吸急促不匀。

The bus came to a jerky halt.

公共汽车颠簸着停了下来。

—jerkily adverbadv

—jerkiness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

jerky• To compensate for this, they move their heads in a jerky fashion.• Habitually swims, with jerky forward movement; sometimes dives.• jerky guys• the jerky motion of old movies• On no account should they be pushed straight up or in a jerky movement.• A firm, steady pressure should be applied - avoid jerky movements.• Make irregular pulls, and the kite will respond with similar jerky movements.• Sea water leaked from his mouth, his breath gasped in jerky spasms.

词汇	jerky
释义	jerky Word family nounjerkerjerkinessjerkwaterjerkadverbjerkilyadjectivejerky jerk·y1 /ˈdʒɜːki $ -ɜːr-/ adjectiveadj SUDDENLYjerky movements are rough, with many starts and stops 〔在行进中〕不平稳的，颠簸的 OPP smooth His skin was dry and hot, his breathing rapid and jerky. 他的皮肤又干又热，呼吸急促不匀。 The bus came to a jerky halt. 公共汽车颠簸着停了下来。 —jerkily adverbadv —jerkiness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus jerky• To compensate for this, they move their heads in a jerky fashion.• Habitually swims, with jerky forward movement; sometimes dives.• jerky guys• the jerky motion of old movies• On no account should they be pushed straight up or in a jerky movement.• A firm, steady pressure should be applied - avoid jerky movements.• Make irregular pulls, and the kite will respond with similar jerky movements.• Sea water leaked from his mouth, his breath gasped in jerky spasms. Related topics: Food, dish jerky2 noun [uncountableU] American EnglishAmEDFF meat that has been cut into thin pieces and dried in the sun or with smoke 〔晒制或熏制的〕肉干 Origin jerky1 (1800-1900) → JERK2 jerky2 (1800-1900) American Spanish charqui, from Quechua ch'arki
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