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Definition of jiggered in English: jiggeredadjectiveˈdʒɪɡədˈdʒɪɡərd British informal 1Damaged; broken. 〈英，非正式〉损坏的，破坏的；断了的，破碎了的 the lens is totally jiggered 镜头彻底破碎了。 Example sentencesExamples - It's since my shoulder got painfully and extremely jiggered, six years ago.
- But public policy in this country has been jiggered to favor capital over labor.
Synonyms out of order, not working, not in working order, not functioning, broken, broken-down, out of commission, acting up, unserviceable, faulty, defective, non-functional, inoperative, in disrepair - 1.1 (of a person) exhausted.
（人）疲惫的 Example sentencesExamples - Not because it's a bad film; I was just jiggered.
Synonyms tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent
Phraseswell, I'll be (or I'm) jiggered informal Used to express one's astonishment. 用于表达惊讶我真是大吃一惊！太令人惊奇了！ Example sentencesExamples - Well, I'll be jiggered, look at the all the property you could buy cheap in York County!
- And we'll be jiggered if a second in Bond's world is longer than a second in our world.
- Sometimes I says to myself, says I, ‘Well, I'll be jiggered!’
- People of Guildford, tell me what you believe in and care about… (pause)… well, I'll be jiggered; that's * exactly * what I believe in and care about!
OriginMid 19th century: from jigger1; its use to mean 'exhausted' is probably euphemistic for buggered. Definition of jiggered in US English: jiggeredadjectiveˈjiɡərdˈdʒɪɡərd British informal 1Damaged; broken. 〈英，非正式〉损坏的，破坏的；断了的，破碎了的 the lens is totally jiggered 镜头彻底破碎了。 Example sentencesExamples - It's since my shoulder got painfully and extremely jiggered, six years ago.
- But public policy in this country has been jiggered to favor capital over labor.
Synonyms out of order, not working, not in working order, not functioning, broken, broken-down, out of commission, acting up, unserviceable, faulty, defective, non-functional, inoperative, in disrepair - 1.1 (of a person) exhausted.
（人）疲惫的 Example sentencesExamples - Not because it's a bad film; I was just jiggered.
Synonyms tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent
Phraseswell, I'll be (or I'm) jiggered informal Used to express one's astonishment. 用于表达惊讶我真是大吃一惊！太令人惊奇了！ Example sentencesExamples - Sometimes I says to myself, says I, ‘Well, I'll be jiggered!’
- Well, I'll be jiggered, look at the all the property you could buy cheap in York County!
- And we'll be jiggered if a second in Bond's world is longer than a second in our world.
- People of Guildford, tell me what you believe in and care about… (pause)… well, I'll be jiggered; that's * exactly * what I believe in and care about!
OriginMid 19th century: from jigger; its use to mean ‘exhausted’ is probably euphemistic for buggered. |