jerk
verb
noun
dʒɜːk
verb
1
to
move
with
a
quick
sudden
movement,
or
to
make
part
of
your
body
move
in
this
way
（使）猝然一动，（使）猛然一动
I,T
Wilcox
jerked
his
head
to
indicate
that
they
should
move
on.
威尔科克斯扭一扭头，示意他们该走了。
‘Is
that
the
only
way
out
of
here?’
he
asked,
jerking
a
thumb
at
the
door.
“那是离开这里的唯一出口吗？”他用拇指指了指门口问道。
[+
back/up/forwards
etc
]
Suddenly
he
jerked
back
in
his
chair.
他突然猛地坐回到自己的椅子上。
The
sound
of
the
phone
jerked
me
awake
.
电话铃声突然把我吵醒了。
2
to
pull
something
suddenly
and
roughly
急拉，猛抽
I,T
[+
at
]
Doyle
jerked
at
the
girl’s
hair,
to
make
her
sit
down.
多伊尔猛拽那个姑娘的头发，想让她坐下。
She
jerked
open
the
car
door
and
got
out.
她猛地打开车门从车里钻了出来。
3
to
waste
someone’s
time
or
deliberately
make
things
difficult
for
them
[美，非正式] 浪费〔某人〕时间; 故意刁难〔某人〕
4
to
MASTURBATE
[非正式，不礼貌，尤美] 行手淫
5
to
say
something
quickly
and
nervously
[书面] 急促而紧张地说，结结巴巴地说
‘Don’t
lie,’
she
jerked
out.
“别说谎。”她结结巴巴地说。
noun
6
a
sudden
quick
movement
猛的一动，猝然一动
He
gave
a
sudden
jerk
of
his
head
.
他突然把头一扭。
with
a
jerk
She
started
the
car
with
a
jerk
and
hit
the
bumper
of
the
car
in
front.
她猛地开动汽车，撞到了前面那辆车的保险杠上。
7
someone,
especially
a
man,
who
is
stupid
or
who
does
things
that
annoy
or
hurt
other
people
【非正式】
笨蛋，傻瓜〔尤指男子〕
informal
I
swore
at
him
for
being
such
a
jerk.
我骂他是个蠢蛋。