jig

noun

/dʒɪɡ/

a quick lively dance; the music for this dance吉格舞；吉格舞曲
- an Irish jig爱尔兰吉格舞曲
Topics Musicc2
a device that holds something in position and guides the tools that are working on it夹具

词源mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

verb

/dʒɪɡ/

[intransitive, transitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they jig	/dʒɪɡ/ /dʒɪɡ/
he / she / it jigs	/dʒɪɡz/ /dʒɪɡz/
past simple jigged	/dʒɪɡd/ /dʒɪɡd/
past participle jigged	/dʒɪɡd/ /dʒɪɡd/
-ing form jigging	/ˈdʒɪɡɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɪɡɪŋ/

jig (somebody/something) (+ adv./prep.) to move or to make somebody/something move up and down with short quick movements（使）上下急动，蹦跳
- He jigged up and down with excitement.他激动得又蹦又跳。
词源mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.