jive
英 [d?a?v]
美[d?a?v]
- n. 搖擺舞；隱語
- vi. 跳搖擺舞；哄騙
- vt. 取笑；演奏；欺騙
- adj. 假的
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?jives;第三人稱單數:?jives;過去式:?jived;過去分詞:?jived;現在分詞:?jiving;
中文詞源
jive 牛仔舞
黑人俚語，詞源不詳，可能來自非洲某土著語言。
英文詞源
- jive (v.1)
- 1928, "to deceive playfully," also "empty, misleading talk" (n.) and "a style of fast, lively jazz and dance music," American English, from Black English, probably of African origin (compare Wolof jev, jeu "talk about someone absent, especially in a disparaging manner"). Related: Jived; jiving. Used from 1938 for "New York City African-American slang."
- jive (v.2)
- "agree," 1943, apparently a mistake for jibe (v.).
- jive (adj.)
- "not acting right," 1969, U.S. black English, from jive (n.) (see jive (1)). Extended form jive-ass (1964, adj.; 1969, n.) is defined in OED as "A word of fluid meaning and application."
雙語例句
- 1. I learnt to jive there when they got the jukebox.
- 他們安了自動點唱機后，我在那兒學會了跳搖擺舞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. By early 1998, Spears'first album for Jive was complete.
- 1998年初, 她在jive的第一張專輯順利完成了.
來自互聯網
- 3. By early l 998, Spears'first album for Jive was complete.
- 到1998年初,斯皮爾斯完成了為jive公司制作的第一張專輯.
來自互聯網
- 4. Don't give me that jive.
- 別對我花言巧語.
來自辭典例句
- 5. What he says simply doesn't jive.
- 他的話硬是說不通.
來自辭典例句