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单词 zig
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Definition of zig in English:

zig

nounPlural zigszɪɡziɡ
  • A sharp change of direction in a zigzag course.

    锯齿状的角折转变,急转;改变方向,急变

    he went round and round in zigs and zags

    他弯弯曲曲地绕来绕去。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One fellow has his hands in his pockets and no zig in his zag at all.
verbzigging, zigs, zigged zɪɡziɡ
[no object]
  • Make a sharp change of direction.

    锯齿状的角折转变,急转;改变方向,急变

    we zigged to the right

    我们向右急转。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When everyone is zigging, that's when you want to zag.
    • He zigged and zagged and she went with him, arm clenched tightly to his.
    • We zigged when we should have zagged.
    • The market zigged and zagged and most groups ended little changed.
    • Just when one thinks the Justices might zig, they zag, but whichever way they turn, their reasoning seems increasingly arbitrary and contrived.
    • If you zig when they zag, it is possible to search acres of water without seeing a fish.
    • Native speakers argue that we are still zigging when the rest of the world has zagged.
    • Arnott's fund will zig when everybody else zags.
    • He invariably zigged when he should have zagged and was instrumental in the team's difficulties executing its offense.

Origin

1960s: by abbreviation of zigzag.

Definition of zig in US English:

zig

nounziɡ
  • A sharp change of direction in a zigzag course.

    锯齿状的角折转变,急转;改变方向,急变

    he went round and round in zigs and zags

    他弯弯曲曲地绕来绕去。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One fellow has his hands in his pockets and no zig in his zag at all.
verbziɡ
[no object]
  • Make a sharp change of direction.

    锯齿状的角折转变,急转;改变方向,急变

    we zigged to the right

    我们向右急转。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Native speakers argue that we are still zigging when the rest of the world has zagged.
    • Just when one thinks the Justices might zig, they zag, but whichever way they turn, their reasoning seems increasingly arbitrary and contrived.
    • Arnott's fund will zig when everybody else zags.
    • He zigged and zagged and she went with him, arm clenched tightly to his.
    • We zigged when we should have zagged.
    • He invariably zigged when he should have zagged and was instrumental in the team's difficulties executing its offense.
    • When everyone is zigging, that's when you want to zag.
    • The market zigged and zagged and most groups ended little changed.
    • If you zig when they zag, it is possible to search acres of water without seeing a fish.

Origin

1960s: by abbreviation of zigzag.

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