no obj.
- change direction suddenly and nimbly, as when dodging a pursuer躲闪, 闪避:
she was too quick for him and jinked away every time.
对他来说, 她实在太快了, 每次她都躲开了。
- a sudden quick change of direction急转, 闪避。
词源
late 17th cent. (originally Scots as high jinks, denoting antics at drinking parties): probably symbolic of nimble motion. Current senses date from the 18th cent.