jerky

• adj. 抽筋的；急動的；不平穩的
• n. 牛肉幹

來自西班牙語charqui,來自南美土著語ch’arki,幹肉。

jerky (n.)

1850, American English, from American Spanish charqui "jerked meat," from Quechua (Inca) ch'arki "dried flesh."

jerky (adj.)

"characterized by jerks," 1858, from jerk (v.1) + -y (2). Related: Jerkily; jerkiness.

1. Some people moved in silky, liquid movements, others were jerky, probably drunk.

一些人動作平穩流暢，其他人則跌跌撞撞，大概是喝醉了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Mr Griffin made a jerky gesture.

格裏芬先生急匆匆地做了個手勢。

來自柯林斯例句

3. She lit a cigarette with quick , jerky movement.

她用急促的動作點著了香煙.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The toy robot moved forward with quick jerky steps.

玩具機器人一顛一顛地走得很快.

來自辭典例句

5. Mary clung to my arm and her footsteps were a little jerky.

瑪麗緊挽著我的手臂,她的腳步有點踉蹌.

來自辭典例句