西瓜单词

jerky是什么意思

jerky

英 ['dʒɜːkɪ] 美 ['dʒɝki]

jerky 牛肉干

来自西班牙语charqui,来自南美土著语ch’arki,干肉。

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.

一些人动作平稳流畅，其他人则跌跌撞撞，大概是喝醉了。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Mary clung to my arm and her footsteps were a little jerky.: 玛丽紧挽着我的手臂,她的脚步有点踉跄.