Word · Frequency #24299
jiggle
轻摇；微动
move to and fro
- 1.
To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.
轻轻摇晃某物；使抖动或摆动。
- 2.
To shake, rattle, or wiggle.
摇晃、抖动或摆动。
轻轻摇晃某物；使抖动或摆动。；摇晃、抖动或摆动。；(使)轻摇；(使)微动
In use
She jiggled the handle to loosen it.
The jelly jiggles when you touch it.
Stop jiggling your leg under the table.
jiggle
jiggle 作不及物动词，表示自身轻微晃动。
The jelly jiggled on the plate.
果冻在盘子上微微颤动。
jiggle sth
作及物动词时，后接被摇动的物体。
She jiggled the handle.
她轻轻摇了摇把手。
give sth a jiggle
这是用 give 加名词构成的轻动词结构，表示轻轻摇动某物。
Give the key a jiggle and it should come out.
轻轻摇一下钥匙，它应该就能拔出来。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- jiggle the handle
- 轻轻摇动把手
- If the toilet keeps running, jiggle the handle until it stops.如果马桶不停地流水，轻轻摇动把手直到它停住。
- jiggle the key
- 轻晃钥匙
- He had to jiggle the key in the lock before the door opened.他不得不在锁孔里轻晃钥匙，门才打开。
- jiggle the mouse
- 摇动鼠标
- Jiggle the mouse to wake up the computer screen.摇动鼠标唤醒电脑屏幕。
- give it a jiggle
- 轻轻摇一下
- The cap is stuck; give it a jiggle and it should come off.盖子卡住了；轻轻摇一下它应该就能取下来。
- jiggle the door handle
- 轻摇门把手
- He jiggled the door handle, but the door was locked.他轻摇门把手，但门是锁着的。
- jiggle the wires
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象果冻在盘子里轻轻一晃，颤动的样子就是 jiggle，词尾 -ggle 像水波微动。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、操作卡住的门锁或把手、描述小幅度晃动 jiggle 通常属于非正式用词，多用于日常口语或随意场合，表示幅度很小的摇动或晃动。正式写作中较少使用，更常见的替代词是 shake 或 move slightly。
Pronunciation & Spelling
jiggle /ˈdʒɪɡəl/ rhymes with giggle, wiggle, wriggle, and squiggle (all /ɪɡəl/). Beware lookalikes jingle and single, spelled -ingle, which are pronounced /ˈdʒɪŋɡəl/ and /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ with an extra /ŋ/ sound.
Learn the forms together
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