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jerks

UK /dʒɜːks/US /dʒɜːrks/

词源

源自16世纪中古英语 'yerk'(猛拉),可能模仿突然动作的声音。

noun

❶ 指行为粗鲁、不体贴或令人讨厌的人,通常形容缺乏礼貌或同理心的人。

“Those guys cut in line and didn't apologize - what jerks!”

(那些人插队还不道歉——真是些讨厌鬼!)

“He kept interrupting the meeting like a total jerk.”

(他像个十足的混蛋一样不断打断会议。)

❶ 指突然的快速动作或抽搐,常用来描述肌肉不自主的收缩或机械的急动。

“The fish gave a few final jerks before dying.”

(鱼在死前最后抽搐了几下。)

“His leg made involuntary jerks during sleep.”

(他睡觉时腿会不自主地抽动。)

同义词:idiot, fool, twitch, spasm

verb

❶ 指突然快速地拉动或移动某物,动作通常急促而不平稳。

“He jerked the door open when it got stuck.”

(门卡住时他猛地拉开了它。)

“The dog jerked its head up at the sound.”

(狗听到声音猛地抬起头。)

同义词:yank, pull, tug

常见短语

jerk around — 指故意拖延或戏弄某人,使其浪费时间或感到沮丧。

“Stop jerking me around and give me a straight answer.”

(别耍我了,给我个明确的答复。)

knee-jerk reaction — 形容不假思索的本能反应,通常指未经深思熟虑的快速回应。

“His knee-jerk reaction was to blame others without evidence.”

(他不假思索的第一反应就是在没有证据的情况下责怪别人。)