shimmy

[US]/'ʃɪmɪ/
[UK]/'ʃɪmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 西迷舞,摇动
v. 摇动,震颤,晃动
Word Forms
现在分词shimmying
过去分词shimmied
过去式shimmied
复数shimmies
第三人称单数shimmies

Example Sentences

The dancer performed a shimmy on stage.

舞者在舞台上表演了一段扭动舞。

She added a shimmy to her dance routine.

她在舞蹈表演中加入了扭动动作。

He tried to shimmy through the narrow gap.

他试图在狭窄的缝隙中挤过去。

The car thief used a shimmy to break into the vehicle.

汽车小偷使用了扭动技巧来破坏车辆。

The old door needed a shimmy to open.

那扇旧门需要扭动一下才能打开。

She gave her hips a little shimmy.

她扭动了一下臀部。

He could feel the car shimmy as it accelerated.

当汽车加速时,他能感觉到车辆的震动。

The shimmy in the steering wheel indicated a problem with the alignment.

方向盘上的震动表明车轮对不齐了。

The cat did a little shimmy before pouncing on its prey.

猫在扑向猎物之前扭动了一下身体。

She used a shimmy to adjust her position in the crowded room.

她在拥挤的房间里利用扭动来调整自己的位置。

Real-world Examples

He has that like little shoe shimmy that he does.

跳着希米舞。

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

They don't? Are you sure? - Stop shimmying. Stop.

不甩吗?你确定吗? - 别甩了。

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

Hey, we're out of towels and those shimmy things.

嗨,我们这没有毛巾和摆动装置啥的。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

" Give me your shimmy, Melanie, and I'll wad it around his head" .

媚兰,把你的衬衣脱下来,我要把他的头包上,堵住那个伤口。"

Source: Gone with the Wind

I'll pre-disable the smoke detectors so you don't set it off when you shimmy out of those sensible wide-leg trousers.

我会先把烟雾警报器关掉,这样在你甩掉那条得体阔腿裤时,就不会因为太过惹火触发警报了。

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Why are those lines broken, if not to make the paint pulse and flicker and shine and shimmy?

如果不是为了 使它跳动摆动 发光闪烁 这些线条为何断裂?

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

If I wiggled side to side, it would kind of shimmy around.

如果我左右摆动,它就会左右摇摆。

Source: Fresh air

Harry shimmied up a tall, thin little tree.

哈利爬上一棵又高又细的小树。

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

I shimmied up the wheel and  popped the lid right off.

我摇晃着方向盘,立即打开了盖子。

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

Have a little shimmy, a little boogie. Great. We're good to go.

来点颤音,来点布吉舞。伟大的。我们可以开始了。

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

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