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jerked
UK //dʒɜːkt//US //dʒɜːrkt//
词源
源自16世纪中古英语 'yerken'，可能模仿突然动作的声音。肉类处理含义来自西班牙语 'charqui'（干肉），经加勒比地区演变。
verb
❶ 突然而急促地拉动或移动某物，动作通常显得不连贯或粗暴。
“She jerked the door open when she heard the noise.”
（听到声响时，她猛地拉开了门。）
“He jerked his hand away from the hot stove.”
（他迅速把手从滚烫的炉子上抽开。）
❶ 指肉制品经过腌制和风干处理，通常指牛肉干（jerked beef）。
“We bought some jerked beef for the hiking trip.”
（我们为徒步旅行买了一些牛肉干。）
“Jerked meat was a common way to preserve food in the past.”
（过去，肉干是保存食物的常见方法。）
同义词:yank, pull, tug, twitch, jolt
adjective
❶ 形容动作突然、不流畅或断断续续的。
“The old elevator moved in a jerked manner.”
（那部老电梯运行起来一顿一顿的。）
“His speech was jerked, as if he was nervous.”
（他说话断断续续，好像很紧张。）
同义词:abrupt, spasmodic, irregular, uneven
常见短语
jerked around — 被不公正地对待或欺骗，被迫经历不必要的麻烦或拖延。
“I'm tired of being jerked around by the customer service department.”
（我受够了被客服部门敷衍推诿。）
jerked awake — 突然从睡眠中惊醒，通常因为受到惊吓或听到噪音。
“She was jerked awake by the sound of breaking glass.”
（她被玻璃破碎的声音猛然惊醒。）