(pl. -ies)
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- a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body shakes or sways希米舞（一种散拍乐爵士舞, 全身摇动或摆晃）。
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- mass noun shaking, especially abnormal vibration of the wheels of a motor vehicle（尤指机动车轮胎不正常的）摇动：
steering stabilizers reduce shimmy even from oversized tyres.
即使是超大的轮胎, 驾驶稳定器也能减少摇晃。
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-ies, -ied
no obj. dance the shimmy跳希米舞。
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- shake or vibrate abnormally不正常地摇动（或振动）：
he braked hard and felt the car shimmy dangerously.
他使劲刹车, 感觉到车在危险地摇晃。
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- move with a graceful swaying motion优雅地移动：
her hair swung in waves as she shimmied down the catwalk.
当她沿着狭窄的通道优雅地走过时, 头发来回晃动。
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- with adverbial of direction move swiftly and effortlessly轻快地移动：
he shimmied right to the top of one of the chimneys.
他轻快地径直爬到一个烟囱顶上。
词源
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.