jug·gle
verb/ˈdʒʌɡl/
/ˈdʒʌɡl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they juggle | /ˈdʒʌɡl/ /ˈdʒʌɡl/ |
| he / she / it juggles | /ˈdʒʌɡlz/ /ˈdʒʌɡlz/ |
| past simple juggled | /ˈdʒʌɡld/ /ˈdʒʌɡld/ |
| past participle juggled | /ˈdʒʌɡld/ /ˈdʒʌɡld/ |
| -ing form juggling | /ˈdʒʌɡlɪŋ/ /ˈdʒʌɡlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to throw a set of three or more objects such as balls into the air and catch and throw them again quickly, one at a time, so as to keep at least one in the air at all times
玩杂耍（连续向空中抛接多个物体） - My uncle taught me to juggle.
我叔叔教我玩杂耍。 - juggle with something to juggle with balls
抛接球 - juggle something (figurative) I was juggling books, shopping bags and the baby (= I was trying to hold them all without dropping them).
我手里又是书，又是购物袋，还抱着孩子，跟演杂技一样。
- My uncle taught me to juggle.
- [transitive, intransitive] juggle (something) (with something) to try to deal with two or more important jobs or activities at the same time so that you can fit all of them into your life
尽力同时应付（两个或更多的重要工作或活动） - Working mothers are used to juggling their jobs, their children's needs and their housework.
为人母的职业女性已经习惯了既要工作，又要照顾孩子，还得做家务。 - I’m sure I can juggle things around to fit you in.
我确信我可以兼顾一切来适应你。
- Working mothers are used to juggling their jobs, their children's needs and their housework.
- [transitive] juggle something to organize information, figures, the money you spend, etc. in the most useful or effective way
有效地组织，有效利用（信息、数字、开支等）
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘entertain with jesting, tricks, etc.’): back-formation from juggler, or from Old French jogler, from Latin joculari ‘to jest’, from joculus, diminutive of jocus ‘jest’. Current senses date from the late 19th cent.