词汇精选:jerk的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
急拉,猛推,猝然一动 [C]
例句:
His remark brought me up with a jerk.
他的话使我一下子楞住了。
例句:
The bus has stopped with a jerk.
公共汽车猛地停住了。
【非正式】蠢人,傻瓜,笨蛋 [C]
例句:
That jerk was flirting with the boss' daughter.
那个笨蛋和老板的女儿调情。
例句:
What'll I do if the boss is a jerk?
上司如果是个怪人,怎么办?
v.
急拉,猛推,猝然一动 [I,T]
例句:
I felt the fishing line jerk.
我感觉到钓丝猛然一动。
例句:
You must not jerk the camera when you press the shutter release button.
你按快门开启按钮时,不能猛按照相机。
二、词义辨析:
drag,draw,pull,haul,tug,tow,jerk
这些动词都有“拖、拉”之意。drag指沿斜坡而上或水平方向缓慢地拖或拉十分沉重的人或物。作借喻时可指把人硬拉扯过来。draw指将人或物朝出力者的方向拖,不涉及力的大小,含平稳意味,常作借喻用。pull最普通用词,包含本组其它各词的一些意思,可指朝各个方向拉,侧重一时或突然拉动的动作。haul指用力拖或拉,不涉及方向,多作航海用词。tug多指一阵阵地用力拖或拉,但不一定使被拉的人或物移动。tow特指用绳子或链条等拖或拉本身无动力或无法使用自身动力的东西。 jerk指快而突然地拉。
三、相关短语:
knee jerk
n.[医] 膝反射
clean and jerk
(举重)挺举
四、参考例句:
What a pigheaded, narrow-minded jerk!
头脑多么顽固、心胸多么狭隘的蠢家伙!
The knee jerk is a typical respondent.
膝反射是一种典型反射。
That jerk was flirting with the boss' daughter.
那个笨蛋和老板的女儿调情。
That jerk nearly tossed my orange juice to the ceiling.
这次颠簸几乎把我的橙汁颠到天花板上去了。
What'll I do if the boss is a jerk?
上司如果是个怪人,怎么办?
That jerk was flirting with the boss' daughter.
那个笨蛋和老板的女儿调情。
He was a jerk and we had nothing in common.
他是个混蛋,我们根本是两个世界的人。
The train stopped with a violent jerk, nearly tipping me out of my bunk.
火车猛地一颠停了下来,差一点把我从铺位上摔下来。
You must not jerk the camera when you press the shutter release button.
你按快门开启按钮时,不能猛按照相机。
He gave his tooth a sharp jerk and it came out.
他猛一使劲把牙拔了下来。