
jigsaw
词源
源自19世纪,由'jig'(快速上下运动)和'saw'(锯)组成,最初指线锯工具,后引申为拼图。
noun
❶ 一种拼图玩具,由许多不规则形状的小块组成,需要将它们拼接成一幅完整的图画。
“She spent the afternoon working on a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle.”
(她花了一下午时间拼一幅1000块的拼图。)
“The children were excited to complete the dinosaur jigsaw.”
(孩子们很兴奋地完成了恐龙拼图。)
❶ 线锯,一种电动工具,用于切割曲线或复杂形状的木材、金属等材料。
“He used a jigsaw to cut out the wooden heart shape.”
(他用线锯切割出木制心形。)
“The carpenter switched on the jigsaw to trim the plywood.”
(木匠打开线锯来修整胶合板。)
verb
❶ 用线锯切割材料,通常指精细地切割出复杂形状。
“She carefully jigsawed the intricate pattern from the wood.”
(她小心地用线锯从木头上切割出复杂图案。)
“The craftsman jigsawed the letters for the signboard.”
(工匠用线锯切割出招牌上的字母。)
常见短语
jigsaw puzzle — 指拼图游戏或拼图玩具,也比喻需要组合各种信息才能理解的复杂情况。
“Solving this case is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces.”
(破解这个案件就像拼一幅缺少碎片的拼图。)
jigsaw classroom — 一种合作学习方法,每个学生掌握部分信息,需要通过交流拼凑完整知识。
“The teacher used the jigsaw classroom technique for the history lesson.”
(老师采用拼图课堂法进行历史课教学。)