dance a jig
此义项中 jig 是名词，指一种轻快的快步舞；口语中也常说 do a jig。
He danced a jig when he got the job.
他得到那份工作时高兴地跳起了吉格舞。
吉格舞曲；快步舞曲；铅头钩；铁板钓饵；夹具；钻模；字母 J 的无线电话明码词。；吉格快步舞
a lively traditional dance performed with kicks and leaps
A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
字母 J 的无线电话明码词。
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter J.
A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.
A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.
An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.
At the party, everyone joined in a lively jig.
聚会上，每个人都跳起了欢快的吉格舞。
用法提示：jig 作名词，指一种活泼的传统舞蹈。
The violinist played a quick jig that made the crowd tap their feet.
小提琴手演奏了一首轻快的吉格舞曲，让观众不禁用脚打拍子。
用法提示：jig 作名词，指为吉格舞伴奏的舞曲。
She practiced the jig every day until she could dance it without a mistake.
她每天练习这种吉格舞，直到能毫无差错地跳完。
用法提示：jig 作名词，在这里指舞蹈本身。
此义项中 jig 是名词，指一种轻快的快步舞；口语中也常说 do a jig。
He danced a jig when he got the job.
他得到那份工作时高兴地跳起了吉格舞。
此义项中 jig 是名词，指加工时固定工件并引导工具的夹具。
Hold the metal plate in a jig before drilling.
钻孔前先把金属板固定在夹具上。
此义项中 jig 是名词，指一种带坠子的钓饵，在水中上下抖动以诱鱼。
They fished with a jig off the dock.
他们在码头边用带坠子的钓钩钓鱼。
动词 jig 常与 up and down 或 about 连用，表示快速上下或来回移动；其过去式和过去分词为 jigged。
She jigged up and down with excitement.
她兴奋得上下蹦跳。
fixture 侧重固定工件，jig 还兼有引导工具的作用；严格区分时不能完全互换。
template 是形状样板，用于划线或控制轮廓，不一定夹持工件；jig 通常兼具固定与导向功能。
guide 仅起导向作用，不负责固定；在描述 jig 的导向部分时可以替换，但不能代表整个装置。
grammar · medium
易错句子They danced jig at the party.
正确表达They danced a jig at the party.
jig 作“吉格舞”讲时是可数名词，前面需要加冠词 a/an 或用复数形式；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 a。这里用 a jig 才符合英语语法。
grammar · medium
易错句子He jiged around the room when he heard the news.
正确表达He jigged around the room when he heard the news.
jig 是重读闭音节单词，末尾加 -ed 时要先双写最后的 g，因此过去式是 jigged，不能只加 d。拼写规则同样适用于 jigging。
jiggle 指小幅、快速地来回抖动，常用于握住或触摸某物使其晃动；而 jig 作为动词指跳吉格舞或急促地上下移动，作名词则是舞曲/夹具/钓饵等，两者词义和语境不同。
jig 有一种义项是三拍子的快步舞曲，而 gig 是乐队的现场演出或临时工作；两词仅拼写和读音相近，语义并不相关。
jig 指机加工中用于固定工件并引导刀具的夹具/钻模，是精密的工具；rig 泛指大型设备、钻机或索具等，常指整套装置，二者在“设备”这一义项上易混。
跳吉格舞
They danced a jig to celebrate.
他们跳起吉格舞表示庆祝。
吉格舞曲
The band played lively jig music.
乐队演奏了欢快的吉格舞曲。
铅头钩钓法
Jig fishing is popular among anglers.
铅头钩钓法在钓鱼爱好者中很流行。
铅头钩（带坠钓钩）
He tied a jig head to his fishing line.
他把一个铅头钩系在钓线上。
钻模（导向钻头的工具）
The mechanic used a drill jig to make accurate holes.
机械师用钻模来钻出精确的孔洞。
与 jig 同为轻快活泼的民间舞蹈。
民间音乐中常用它演奏 jig 这类舞曲。
jig 的舞步以踢腿和跳跃为特点。
jig 也指一种三拍子的舞曲曲调。
一种民间社交聚会，jig 常在其中演奏和起舞。
把戏败露；一切都完了
When the manager found the missing cash, I knew the jig was up.
经理发现现金不见时，我知道把戏败露了。
极快地；马上
We need to finish this in jig time.
我们得马上把这件事干完。
骗局被戳穿了。
When the police arrived, the thief knew the jig was up.
警察到达时，小偷知道骗局已经败露。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.