shimmy up sth
表示手脚交替、一点一点往上爬，常与 up 连用。
He shimmied up the pole to reach the flag.
他手脚交替地爬上杆子去够那面旗。
跳希米舞；摆动肩膀跳舞
shimmies — third person singular of shimmy
异常振动；震颤；手脚交替攀爬；沿狭窄岩壁横向移动；进行一种舞蹈动作,涉及交替地前后推肩。；逐渐爬上某物(如杆子),例如交替使用手臂和腿。
to dance the shimmy, moving the shoulders back and forth alternately
进行一种舞蹈动作,涉及交替地前后推肩。
To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
逐渐爬上某物(如杆子),例如交替使用手臂和腿。
To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
异常振动,如破损的轮子。
To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
沿着狭窄的边缘移动,可以是悬挂在上面或沿墙侧移。
To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
一般现在时
The car shimmies at high speeds.
汽车在高速时摇晃。
一般过去时
She shimmied across the dance floor.
她扭动着穿过舞池。
现在完成时
He has shimmied the panel loose.
他已经把面板摇松了。
规则动词：变位时 y 变为 i 再加 -ed/-es。
She shimmied across the dance floor to the fast music.
她随着快节奏的音乐，摆动肩膀穿过舞池。
用法提示：shimmy 此处为动词过去式，表示跳希米舞、摆动肩膀。
Everyone shimmies when the band starts to play that song.
每当乐队开始演奏那首歌，大家都会摆动肩膀跳舞。
用法提示：shimmies 为动词第三人称单数形式，表示随音乐摆动肩膀跳舞。
The dancers were shimmying to the rhythm of the drums.
舞者们当时正随着鼓点节奏摆动肩膀跳舞。
用法提示：shimmying 为动词现在分词形式，表示正在摆动肩膀跳舞。
表示手脚交替、一点一点往上爬，常与 up 连用。
He shimmied up the pole to reach the flag.
他手脚交替地爬上杆子去够那面旗。
常与 along 或 across 连用，强调贴着狭窄边缘侧身移动。
We shimmied along the narrow ledge.
我们沿着狭窄的岩架侧身挪动。
主语多为车轮或机械部件，shimmy 在此为不及物动词。
The front wheel began to shimmy at high speed.
前轮在高速行驶时开始异常震颤。
grammar · medium
易错句子She shimmyed across the narrow ledge.
正确表达She shimmied across the narrow ledge.
shimmy 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，构成过去式和过去分词时要把 y 变成 i 再加 -ed，所以是 shimmied，不是 shimmyed。
grammar · medium
易错句子He shimmys up the pole.
正确表达He shimmies up the pole.
shimmy 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，第三人称单数要把 y 变成 i 再加 -es，所以是 shimmies，不是 shimmys。
shimmy 特指跳舞或欢快时双肩交替前后耸动，动作有节奏、带舞蹈色彩；wiggle 泛指身体或某一部位小幅度来回扭动，部位不限，也没有舞蹈含义。想说‘抖肩膀跳舞’用 shimmy，想泛指扭动身体某处用 wiggle。
shimmer 与 shimmy 只是拼写和读音相近，意思完全不同：shimmer 描写光线、水面或热气轻微闪动，是视觉现象，不含‘扭动身体’的意思；shimmy 描写人或物体抖动、扭摆。别因为形近音近而混用。
shiver 指不由自主地全身发抖，多因寒冷、恐惧或发烧，含被动意味；shimmy 是有意地扭摆肩膀或身体，动作主动且常带欢快感。‘冷得发抖’只能用 shiver，不能说 shimmy。
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