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单词 juggle
释义 jug·gle
I. \ˈjəgəl\ verb
(juggled ; juggled ; juggling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; juggles)
Etymology: Middle English jogelen, from Middle French jogler to joke, sing, from Latin joculari to joke, from joculus little joke, from jocus joke + -ulus — more at joke
intransitive verb
1. : to perform the tricks of a juggler : engage in feats of manual dexterity
 < the conjurer juggles with two oranges — R.L.Stevenson >
2. : to practice deceit : cheat, trick
 < never juggles or plays tricks with her understanding — Charles Lamb >
3.
 a. : to engage in manipulation especially for the purpose of achieving a desired end
  < the facts were unchangeable — it was useless to juggle with them — O.E.Rölvaag >
 b. : to make necessary adjustments : jiggle
  < pilot bent to the instrument panel and juggled quickly with his massed controls — Nevil Shute >
4. : to advance a ball by means of a juggle (as in girls' basketball)
transitive verb
1.
 a.
  (1) : to practice deceit or trickery on : beguile
   < is't possible the spells of France should juggle men into such strange mysteries — Shakespeare >
  (2) : to gain by deceit or trickery — usually used with out of
   < was simply juggling money out of the pockets of the poor — S.E.Morison & H.S.Commager >
 b. : to engage in manipulation with especially for the purpose of achieving a desired end
  < juggled railroads as though they were letters in a Scrabble game — Bennett Cerf >
  < could juggle mathematical formulas in such a way as to make the ordinary man dizzy — A.W.Long >
2.
 a. : to toss in or as if in the manner of a juggler
  < juggles nine balls at the same time >
  < a huge fire would already be juggling its golden coronets in the fireplace — Osbert Sitwell >
 b. : to hold or balance insecurely or precariously
  < tried to catch the ball but only juggled it >
 c. : to twist and turn : jiggle with
  < juggles the steering wheel to straighten the car >
3. : to advance (as a basketball) by means of a juggle
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an act or instance of juggling:
 a. : a trick of magic
 b. : a show of manual dexterity
 c. : an act of manipulation especially for the purpose of achieving a desired end : deception, trickery
  < quieted by a juggle the apprehension about the size of the public debt — T.B.Macaulay >
  < a result of their royal father's unscrupulous juggle with the coinage — G.M.Trevelyan >
2. : the act of advancing a ball by tossing or tapping it into the air and catching it again usually after taking several steps to gain ground (as in speedball or girls' basketball)
III. noun
(\-s\)
Etymology: perhaps alteration of joggle (III)
: a block of timber cut to a specified length
IV.
dialect England
variant of joggle
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