do the shimmy
指20世纪20年代流行的那种抖肩舞，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
The dancers did the shimmy to the jazz band.
舞者们随着爵士乐队跳起了希米舞。
抖肩舞步
shimmies — plural of shimmy
希米舞；（车轮等的）异常颤动；一种舞蹈动作,涉及交替地前后推肩。；20世纪20年代流行的一种舞蹈。；异常振动,尤其是车辆轮子的振动。
A dance move in which the shoulders are thrust alternately back and forth.
一种舞蹈动作,涉及交替地前后推肩。
A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
20世纪20年代流行的一种舞蹈。
A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
异常振动,尤其是车辆轮子的振动。
An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
The shimmy looks easy, but it actually takes a lot of practice.
抖肩舞步看起来容易，但实际上需要很多练习。
用法提示：shimmy 作名词，表示抖肩舞步，在句中作主语。
She practiced the shimmy in front of the mirror every day.
她每天在镜子前练习抖肩舞步。
用法提示：shimmy 作名词，指抖肩舞步，作 practiced 的宾语。
Her quick shimmies made the whole crowd cheer.
她快速的抖肩动作让全场欢呼。
用法提示：shimmies 是 shimmy 的复数形式，作名词，表示抖肩舞步的动作。
指20世纪20年代流行的那种抖肩舞，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
The dancers did the shimmy to the jazz band.
舞者们随着爵士乐队跳起了希米舞。
表示车辆部件等的异常振动，用 in 引出发生振动的部位。
At high speed I felt a shimmy in the front wheels.
高速行驶时，我感到前轮出现异常颤动。
表示发生一次短暂的颤动，多用于汽车、机器等。
The old truck gave a shimmy as it hit the bump.
那辆旧卡车撞上路面凸起时猛地颤了一下。
grammar · medium
易错句子She did shimmy to entertain the crowd.
正确表达She did a shimmy to entertain the crowd.
shimmy 作可数名词表示“一次抖肩舞步”时，前面需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a shimmy of the front wheels.
正确表达There was a shimmy in the front wheels.
表示振动发生在某个部件上时用介词 in；汉语“前轮的抖动”用“的”，不能直译成 of。
grammar · medium
易错句子The routine includes quick shoulder shimmys.
正确表达The routine includes quick shoulder shimmies.
以辅音字母加 y 结尾的可数名词变复数时，要把 y 变 i 再加 -es，所以是 shimmies，不是 shimmys。
shimmy 是名词，指抖肩舞或20世纪20年代流行的希米舞；shimmer 可作名词或动词，指柔和闪烁的光或闪烁，不表示舞蹈。两者拼写和读音接近，但词义不同。
shimmy 是舞蹈名称；shammy 是 chamois 的变体，指用于擦拭的麂皮布。两者拼写只差一个字母，读音也接近，但意思无关。
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