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单词 zig
释义 zig
I. \ˈzig\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: zig- (in zigzag)
1.
 a. : one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course
  < a zigzag pattern with … diamonds planted at each zig and zag — New Yorker >
 b. : one of the short straight lines or sections of a zigzag course at an angle to a zag
  < the stripes making first a zig, then a zag — Lois Long >
 c. : a movement or direction at an angle to a zag
  < zig to the right … followed by a zag to the left — New York Times >
2. : a sharp alteration or change of direction (as in a process or policy)
 < evolutionary zigs and zags to adjust to the harshest conditions of nature — Gladwin Hill >
 < every zig and zag of the official line — Roy Essoyan >
II. intransitive verb
(zigged ; zigged ; zigging ; zigs)
Etymology: zig- (in zigzag)
: to execute one of the turns or to follow one of the sections of a zigzag course
 < zigged to the right and zagged back on course — Monsanto Magazine >
 < our policies have zigged and zagged too much — H.W.Baldwin >
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