jerky

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjerkyjerk‧y1 /ˈdʒɜːki $ -ɜːr-/ adjective SUDDENLYjerky movements are rough, with many starts and stops OPP smooth His skin was dry and hot, his breathing rapid and jerky. The bus came to a jerky halt. —jerkily adverb —jerkiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusjerky• To compensate for this, they move their heads in a jerky fashion.• Habitually swims, with jerky forward movement; sometimes dives.• jerky guys• the jerky motion of old movies• On no account should they be pushed straight up or in a jerky movement.• A firm, steady pressure should be applied - avoid jerky movements.• Make irregular pulls, and the kite will respond with similar jerky movements.• Sea water leaked from his mouth, his breath gasped in jerky spasms.Related topics: Food, dishjerkyjerky2 noun [uncountable] American EnglishDFF meat that has been cut into thin pieces and dried in the sun or with smokeOrigin jerky1 (1800-1900) → JERK2 jerky2 (1800-1900) American Spanish charqui, from Quechua ch'arki

单词	jerky
释义	jerky From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjerkyjerk‧y1 /ˈdʒɜːki $ -ɜːr-/ adjective SUDDENLYjerky movements are rough, with many starts and stops OPP smooth His skin was dry and hot, his breathing rapid and jerky. The bus came to a jerky halt. —jerkily adverb —jerkiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusjerky• To compensate for this, they move their heads in a jerky fashion.• Habitually swims, with jerky forward movement; sometimes dives.• jerky guys• the jerky motion of old movies• On no account should they be pushed straight up or in a jerky movement.• A firm, steady pressure should be applied - avoid jerky movements.• Make irregular pulls, and the kite will respond with similar jerky movements.• Sea water leaked from his mouth, his breath gasped in jerky spasms.Related topics: Food, dishjerkyjerky2 noun [uncountable] American EnglishDFF meat that has been cut into thin pieces and dried in the sun or with smokeOrigin jerky1 (1800-1900) → JERK2 jerky2 (1800-1900) American Spanish charqui, from Quechua ch'arki
随便看	go along for the ride go along with go along with somebody/something go ape go apeshit go around go around doing go around doing something go around in circles go ashore go astray go at go at something/somebody go away go awry go back go back on go back on something go back on your decision go back on your promise go back on your word go back on your word/promise/decision go back to go back to go back to doing