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jerk

verb
🔊/dʒɜːk/
🔊/dʒɜːrk/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they jerk
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he / she / it jerks
🔊/dʒɜːks/
🔊/dʒɜːrks/
past simple jerked
🔊/dʒɜːkt/
🔊/dʒɜːrkt/
past participle jerked
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-ing form jerking
🔊/ˈdʒɜːkɪŋ/
🔊/ˈdʒɜːrkɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to move or to make something move with a sudden short sharp movement急拉；猛推；猝然一动
    • jerk something + adv./prep. She jerked her head up.她猛然抬起头来。🔊🔊
    • He jerked the phone away from her.他猛然一下从她那儿把电话抢走。🔊🔊
    • + adv./prep. The bus jerked to a halt.那辆公共汽车猛地一颠停下了。🔊🔊
    • He grabbed a handful of hair and jerked at it.他抓住一把头发猛拉。🔊🔊
    • jerk something + adj. She got to the door and jerked it open.她走到门口，猛然一把将门拉开。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She suddenly jerked her hand away.她突然把手抽开。
    • The train stopped and he jerked awake.火车停了下来，他醒了过来。
    • She grabbed his hand and jerked him back from the kerb.她抓住他的手，猛地一下把他从马路牙子上拉回来。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • abruptly
    • suddenly
    • sharply
    • …
    phrases
    • jerk awake
    • jerk something open
    • jerk to a halt
    • …
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a stroke with a whip): probably imitative.

jerk

noun
🔊/dʒɜːk/
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  1. [countable] a sudden quick sharp movement急拉；猛推；猝然一动 synonym jolt
    • with a jerk She sat up with a jerk.她猛地坐了起来。🔊🔊
    • He gave a jerk of his head, indicating that we should follow him.他低下头，表示我们应该跟着他。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • quick
    • sharp
    • sudden
    • …
    verb + jerk
    • give
    preposition
    • with a jerk of
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  2. [countable] (informal) a stupid person who often says or does the wrong thing蠢人；傻瓜；笨蛋
    Extra Examples
    • He was acting like a complete jerk.他的行为像个十足的笨蛋。
    • He silently swore at himself for being such a jerk.他暗骂自己竟然这么蠢。
    • What kind of a jerk pays that money?什么样的混蛋付钱？
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • real
    • total
    • …
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  3. [uncountable] meat that is marinated (= left in a mixture of oil and spices before being cooked) to give it a strong taste and then cooked over a wood fire腌制后放在木火上烤的肉
    • jerk chicken烤鸡
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a stroke with a whip): probably imitative.