1
- a lively dance with leaping movements吉格舞, 快步舞。
1.1
- a piece of music for such a dance, typically in compound time.吉格舞曲, 快步舞曲。
2
- a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools operating on it夹具。
3
- Fishing a type of artificial bait that is jerked up and down through the water【渔】拟饵手钓钩。
verb
jigged, jigging
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- no obj. dance a jig跳吉格舞。
1.1
- with adverbial move up and down with a quick jerky motion上下急动, 蹦蹦跳跳：
we were jigging about in our seats.
我们在座位里动个不停。
2
- with obj. equip (a factory or workshop) with a jig or jigs（为工厂或车间）装配夹具。
3
- no obj. fish with a jig用拟饵手钓钩钓鱼：
a man jigged for squid.
有人用拟饵手钓钩钓乌贼。
短语
in jig time
- N. Amer. informal extremely quickly; in a very short time〈北美, 非正式〉很快, 马上。
the jig is up
- N. Amer. informal the scheme or deception is revealed or foiled〈北美, 非正式〉把戏已拆穿; 一切都完了, 已无成功希望。
词源
mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.