单词 | jerk |
释义 | jerk1/dʒəːk /noun 1A quick, sharp, sudden movement: he gave a sudden jerk of his head...
Synonyms jolt, lurch, bump, start, jar, jog, bang, bounce, shake, shock rare jounce 1.1A spasmodic muscular twitch.When the myoclonic jerks are unilateral, a more serious condition is often suspected....
1.2 Weightlifting The raising of a barbell above the head from shoulder level by an abrupt straightening of the arms and legs, typically as the second part of a clean and jerk.Begin your sessions with exercises like deadlifts, squats, clean and jerks, and bench presses....
2 informal A contemptibly foolish person.Although I think it's foolish and her boyfriend is a jerk for suggesting it, I am more concerned about the value and safety of this thing....
verb 1 [with adverbial of direction] Move or cause to move with a jerk: [no object]: the van jerked forward [with object]: she jerked her chin up figurative the thud jerked her back to reality...
Synonyms jolt, lurch, bump, jog, bang, rattle, bounce, shake rare jounce 1.1 [with object] Weightlifting Raise (a weight) from shoulder level to above the head.Never jerk the weight up; control it throughout the movement....
Phrasal verbsjerk someone around jerk off Derivativesjerker
OriginMid 16th century (denoting a stroke with a whip): probably imitative.
Rhymesjerk2/dʒəːk /verb [with object] 1Cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it (originally in the sun).But the book is not just about jerking every possible kind of poultry or meat. 2 (usually as adjective jerked) Prepare (pork or chicken) by marinating it in spices and barbecuing it over a wood fire: they either jerk the meat or dry it above a smoky fire noun [mass noun, often as modifier] Jerked meat: jerk chicken...
OriginEarly 18th century: from Latin American Spanish charquear, from charqui, from Quechua echarqui 'dried flesh'. |
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