gig

• n. 旋轉物；魚叉；輕便雙輪馬車；現場演出；臨時工作
• vi. 乘輕便雙輪馬車；起絨；叉魚
• vt. 使…起絨；用魚叉叉；記過處分

1.馬車，來自gig古義，旋轉，詞源同gigolo, whirligig. 引申義輕便馬車，因其顛簸而得名，參照cab, 來自caper, 山羊。

2.現場演奏會，來自爵士樂行話，縮寫自engagement, 卷入，參與。俚語指工作。

gig (n.1)

"light, two-wheeled carriage, usually drawn by one horse" (1791), also "small boat," 1790, perhaps, on notion of bouncing, from Middle English ghyg "spinning top" (in whyrlegyg, mid-15c.), also "giddy girl" (early 13c., also giglet), from Old Norse geiga "turn sideways," or Danish gig "spinning top." Similar to words in continental Germanic for "fiddle" (such as German Geige); the connecting sense might be "rapid or whirling motion."

gig (n.2)

"job," originally in the argot of jazz musicians, attested from 1915 but said to have been in use c. 1905; of uncertain origin. As a verb, by 1939. Among the earlier meanings of gig was "combination of numbers in betting games" (1847). Related: Gigged; gigging.

1. I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.

我要在布裏斯托爾組織一場義演來募集這些資金。

來自柯林斯例句

2. to do a gig

舉行流行音樂演唱會

來自《權威詞典》

3. The gig is a sell - out.

這次演奏會座無虛席.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. In 1999, DOD put forward a tentative plan of building global information grid ( GIG ).

1999年, 美國防部提出了建設全球信息柵格 ( globalinformationgrid,GIG ) 的設想.

來自互聯網

5. The two bands join forces for a gig at the Sheffield Arena on November 28.

11月28日，這兩支樂隊將攜手在謝菲爾德劇場舉辦一場演唱會。

來自柯林斯例句