jig

noun
🔊/dʒɪɡ/
🔊/dʒɪɡ/
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  1. a quick lively dance; the music for this dance吉格舞;吉格舞曲
    • an Irish jig爱尔兰吉格舞曲
    Topics Musicc2
  2. a device that holds something in position and guides the tools that are working on it夹具
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

jig

verb
🔊/dʒɪɡ/
🔊/dʒɪɡ/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they jig
🔊/dʒɪɡ/
🔊/dʒɪɡ/
he / she / it jigs
🔊/dʒɪɡz/
🔊/dʒɪɡz/
past simple jigged
🔊/dʒɪɡd/
🔊/dʒɪɡd/
past participle jigged
🔊/dʒɪɡd/
🔊/dʒɪɡd/
-ing form jigging
🔊/ˈdʒɪɡɪŋ/
🔊/ˈdʒɪɡɪŋ/
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  1. jig (somebody/something) (+ adv./prep.) to move or to make somebody/something move up and down with short quick movements(使)上下急动,蹦跳
    • He jigged up and down with excitement.他激动得又蹦又跳。🔊🔊
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.