
jerks
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。)
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。)
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。)