no obj. informal, chiefly N. Amer. <非正式, 主北美>
1
- with adverbial of direction walk in an ostentatious yet casual manner, typically with exaggerated movements of the hips and shoulders(尤指髋部和肩膀夸张地摆动着)大摇大摆地走, 装模作样地走:
Louise was sashaying along in a long black satin dress.
路易丝穿着一条黑缎长连衣裙大摇大摆地走着。
2
- perform the sashay横斜绕圈。
- (in American square dancing) a figure in which partners circle each other by taking sideways steps(美洲方形舞中的)横斜绕圈。
词源
mid 19th cent. (as a verb): alteration of CHASSÉ.