Word · Frequency #3152
jimmy
铁撬；撬棍
a short crowbar
铁撬
In use
He used a jimmy to pry the lid off the old crate.
A jimmy is a handy tool for opening stuck windows.
He grabbed a jimmy from the toolbox to loosen the boards.
use a jimmy to do sth
jimmy 作为名词时指短撬棍。
He used a jimmy to pry open the lock.
他用铁撬撬开了锁。
jimmy sth open
jimmy 作为动词时过去式为 jimmied。
The burglar jimmied the window open.
窃贼撬开了窗户。
jimmy sth
She jimmied the drawer with a knife.
她用刀子撬开了抽屉。
Common mistakes
He jimmyed the lock open.He jimmied the lock open.
动词jimmy以辅音+y结尾，过去式应将y变为i再加-ed，而不是直接加-ed。
He used two jimmys to pry the door.He used two jimmies to pry the door.
名词jimmy以辅音+y结尾，复数应将y变为i再加-es，而不是直接加-s。
Connections
Collocations
- jimmy open
- 撬开
- He jimmied open the window with a crowbar.他用撬棍撬开了窗户。
- jimmy a lock
- 撬锁
- The thief jimmied the lock in seconds.小偷几秒钟就撬开了锁。
- use a jimmy
- 使用铁撬
- He used a jimmy to pry the crate open.他用铁撬撬开了木箱。
- with a jimmy
- 用铁撬
- The burglar forced the door with a jimmy.窃贼用铁撬强行打开了门。
Idioms & figurative uses
- jimmy open
- 撬开He used a crowbar to jimmy open the door.他用撬棍撬开了门。
- jimmy the lock
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Jimmy用铁撬撬门，动作像名字一样利落。
Context & Register
名词指铁撬，动词指用铁撬撬开，通常用于非正式场合，如描述盗窃或维修。
Grammar Note
名词可数，动词及物
Pronunciation & Spelling
Shimmy rhymes with jimmy (both /ˈʃɪmi/ and /ˈdʒɪmi/ have the same final /ɪmi/). Other words like funny, sunny, bunny, money, honey end in -y but have a different vowel (/ʌ/ vs /ɪ/), so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
Learn the forms together
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