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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；快步舞
jigs — plural of jig
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
吉格舞；快步舞
a lively traditional dance performed with kicks and leaps
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。
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.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
They danced jig at the party.
Use this
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。
Not this
He jiged around the room when he heard the news.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use jigs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
吉格舞是欢快跳跃的舞步，声音像“挤个”，想象舞者挤进人群跳快步舞，记住 jig 的三个字母即可。
语域：neutral 常见场景：传统舞蹈、民间音乐、节庆舞会 jig 通常指一种活泼的快步舞，也指配合这种舞蹈的舞曲，多用于传统舞蹈和民间音乐场合；在这些语境中属于中性用词，正式和非正式场合都自然。
这些词都与 jig /dʒɪɡ/ 押韵：big、dig、fig、pig、wig、rig 的结尾都是相同的 /ɪɡ/ 音。注意 high、sigh 等以 -igh 结尾的拼写相似词发音为 /aɪ/，与 -ig 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.