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单词 jive
释义
jive1 nounjive2 verb
jivejive1 /dʒaɪv/ noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Definitely more of a passacaglia than a jive.
  • He even has a hand jive in there too.
  • He says a lot of corny retro jive that used to go over big in the 1970s.
  • These people, some people you see, talk jive into good jobs.
word sets
WORD SETS
arabesque, nounballerina, nounballet, nounballet dancer, nounballroom, nounballroom dancing, nounbelly dance, nounbolero, nounboogie, verbbop, verbbop, nounbossanova, nounbreakdancing, nouncabaret, nouncancan, nouncha-cha, nounchoreograph, verbchoreography, nounchorus, nounconga, nouncountry dancing, noundance, noundance, verbdo-si-do, nounexotic dancer, nounflamenco, nounfloor show, nounfolk dance, nounfootwork, nounfoxtrot, noungo-go dancer, nounhoofer, nounhornpipe, nounhula, nounjig, nounjitterbug, nounjive, nounjive, verblambada, nounminuet, nounmorris dancing, nounpas de deux, nounpirouette, nounpolka, nounprima ballerina, nounquadrille, nounquickstep, nounreel, nounroutine, nounrumba, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsquare dance, nounstep, nounstudio, nountango, nountango, verbtap, nountap dancing, nountarantella, nountwo-step, nounwaltz, nounwaltz, verb
1[countable, uncountable] a very fast dance, popular especially in the 1930s and 1940s, performed to fast jazz music2[uncountable] American English informal statements that you do not believe are true:  Don’t give me any of that jive!
jive1 nounjive2 verb
jivejive2 verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINjive2
Origin:
1900-2000 Perhaps from Wolof jev ‘to say bad things about someone’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
jive
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyjive
he, she, itjives
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyjived
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave jived
he, she, ithas jived
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad jived
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill jive
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have jived
Continuous Form
PresentIam jiving
he, she, itis jiving
you, we, theyare jiving
PastI, he, she, itwas jiving
you, we, theywere jiving
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been jiving
he, she, ithas been jiving
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been jiving
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be jiving
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been jiving
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Come on, Laura, don't jive me.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Here Rodrigo and Elinor Moynihan would jive until the sweat poured down their faces.
  • In the space Mr Berkley vacated, another couple started to jive.
word sets
WORD SETS
arabesque, nounballerina, nounballet, nounballet dancer, nounballroom, nounballroom dancing, nounbelly dance, nounbolero, nounboogie, verbbop, verbbop, nounbossanova, nounbreakdancing, nouncabaret, nouncancan, nouncha-cha, nounchoreograph, verbchoreography, nounchorus, nounconga, nouncountry dancing, noundance, noundance, verbdo-si-do, nounexotic dancer, nounflamenco, nounfloor show, nounfolk dance, nounfootwork, nounfoxtrot, noungo-go dancer, nounhoofer, nounhornpipe, nounhula, nounjig, nounjitterbug, nounjive, nounjive, verblambada, nounminuet, nounmorris dancing, nounpas de deux, nounpirouette, nounpolka, nounprima ballerina, nounquadrille, nounquickstep, nounreel, nounroutine, nounrumba, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsquare dance, nounstep, nounstudio, nountango, nountango, verbtap, nountap dancing, nountarantella, nountwo-step, nounwaltz, nounwaltz, verb
1[intransitive] to dance a jive2[transitive] American English informal to try to make someone believe something that is not true
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