Word · Frequency #21563
waggling
(使)来回摇动;(使)摇摆
waggling is the present participle of waggle.
核心释义
to move or make something move repeatedly from side to side
- 1.
短促快速地移动(某物);摇摆。
To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
- 2.
快速连续地抬起和放下,通常暗示狡猾、自鸣得意或挑逗。
To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.
- 3.
摇晃、摆动或左右移动;以摇摆的动作移动;蹒跚而行。
To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
蹒跚地走;踉跄地移动;摇晃;短促快速地移动(某物);摇摆。;快速连续地抬起和放下,通常暗示狡猾、自鸣得意或挑逗。;摇晃、摆动或左右移动;以摇摆的动作移动;蹒跚而行。;(使)不停地来回摇动
用法In use
The puppy waggled its whole body with joy when I opened the door.
用法提示:此句用及物动词 waggle 的过去式,表示小狗兴奋地摆动整个身体。
She waggled her finger at the children to tell them to be quiet.
用法提示:此句用及物动词 waggle 的过去式,表示摇动手指这一动作。
His ears waggle whenever he hears a song he likes.
用法提示:此句用不及物动词 waggle 的一般现在时,表示耳朵来回晃动。
waggle sth
表示使某物快速来回摇动。
She waggled her finger at the child.
她朝孩子摇动手指。
sth waggles
主语是摇动物体本身,用主动语态。
The dog's tail waggles whenever it sees me.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- waggle dance
- (蜜蜂的)摇摆舞
- Bees perform a waggle dance to tell other bees where the food is.蜜蜂通过摇摆舞告诉其他蜜蜂食物在哪里。
- waggle one's eyebrows
- 抖动眉毛
- He waggled his eyebrows when he saw the cake.他看到蛋糕时眉毛抖动了几下。
- waggle a finger at someone
- 朝某人晃动手指(表示责备或警告)
- Mom waggled a finger at me for talking during dinner.妈妈朝我摇了摇手指,因为我在吃晚饭时说话。
- waggle one's tail
- (动物)摇尾巴
- The dog waggled its tail when we came home.我们回家时,狗摇起了尾巴。
- waggle one's wings
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 wag(狗摇尾巴)+ -gle 表示反复:waggle 就是像狗尾巴一样来回摇动。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、轻松叙事 waggle 通常属于非正式用词,多用于日常口语或轻松文体,表示小幅来回摆动或摇晃;在正式写作中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真押韵:gaggle、haggle、straggle 与 waggle 同读 /-æɡəl/。注意 wiggle、wriggle、giggle 虽也以 -ggle 结尾,但元音是 /ɪ/,不押韵。
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