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be a jerk
常用于指责他人行为愚蠢或令人不快。
Don't be a jerk.
别那么讨厌。
笨蛋；蠢货
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
笨蛋；蠢货
a stupid or foolish person
Don't be a jerk.
别那么讨厌。
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
愚笨迟钝的人
a dull stupid fatuous person
A quick pull on something.
突然的痉挛性动作
an abrupt spasmodic movement
That guy cut in line and then yelled at everyone - what a jerk!
那个家伙插队然后对大家大吼——真是个讨厌鬼！
Don't be such a jerk; apologize to her for your rude comments.
别这么混蛋；为你的粗鲁评论向她道歉。
My boss is a real jerk; he never listens to anyone's suggestions.
我的老板真是个混蛋；他从不听任何人的建议。
常用于指责他人行为愚蠢或令人不快。
Don't be a jerk.
别那么讨厌。
描述突然的痉挛性动作。
He gave a jerk on the rope.
他猛拉了一下绳子。
物理学术语，指加速度的变化率。
The jerk of the elevator caused discomfort.
电梯的加速度变化率引起了不适。
Not this
He is jerk.
Use this
He is a jerk.
中文学习者常因母语缺乏冠词而遗漏不定冠词“a”。 'jerk' 作为可数名词表示“讨厌的人”时，前面必须加冠词。
Not this
He made a jerk on the rope.
Use this
He gave a jerk on the rope.
表示“猛拉”这一突然动作时，固定搭配是“give a jerk”，而不是“make a jerk”。中文学习者常受“做”的影响而误用“make”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
十足的混蛋
He was a complete jerk for saying that.
他说那话简直是个十足的混蛋。
突然一拽
The train started with a sudden jerk.
火车猛地一拽就启动了。
不由自主的抽搐
He felt an involuntary jerk in his leg.
他感到腿部不由自主地抽搐了一下。
条件反射式的反应；自动的、不经思考的反应
His criticism was a knee-jerk reaction to any change in policy.
他的批评是对任何政策变化的条件反射式的反应。
偏僻无名的小镇
They got stuck in a jerkwater town with nothing to do.
他们被困在一个偏僻无名的小镇上，无事可做。
我是个混蛋，但我不傻。
He admitted he was a jerk, but he didn't want to change.
他承认自己是个混蛋，但他不想改变。
你是个混蛋，麦克弗莱！
In the movie, Biff always calls Marty a jerk.
在电影中，比夫总是叫马蒂混蛋。
Use jerk naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象突然猛拉一下的动作，就像痉挛，就是jerk。
语域：informal 常见场景：informal spoken English、slang 该用法通常出现在非正式口语或俚语中，用来形容一个人愚蠢或令人讨厌。
All listed words rhyme with 'jerk' in American English. Note that 'work' and 'irk' differ in spelling (-ork, -irk) but share the same vowel and ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.