jerky

[US]/'dʒɜːkɪ/
[UK]/'dʒɝki/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 急拉的;呆笨的,忽動忽停的
Word Forms
比較級jerkier
最高級jerkiest

Phrases & Collocations

beef jerky

牛肉乾

spicy jerky

辣肉乾

Example Sentences

a jerky train ride.

不平穩的火車駕駛

a hard and jerky breath

急促的呼吸

the coach drew to a jerky halt.

馬車忽地停了下來。

She lit a cigarette with quick, jerky movement.

她用急促的動作點着了香菸。

herky-jerky black and white newsreels.

急動驟停的黑白新聞影片。

jerky ideas about saving money.

關於儲蓄的愚蠢的想法

Real-world Examples

Here to try our hand-caught artisanal trout jerky?

要試試我們手抓手作的鱒魚乾嗎?

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Um, did you pack your jerky?

你帶肉乾了嗎?

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

Is putting apart more like a jerky, right?

分開喫更像肉乾,對吧?

Source: Gourmet Base

Some jerky little kid is gonna say something.

那些小混球一定會說三道四的。

Source: Our Day This Season 1

I do anything from beef jerky sticks, hummus, carrots.

我做牛肉乾,鷹嘴豆泥,胡蘿蔔。

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

I hope the jerky was as delicious as the irony.

我希望牛肉乾(混蛋)的滋味和這諷刺一樣足。

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

The result is a weird jerky motion that's hard to keep track of.

其結果是一個怪異的、難以追蹤的顛簸運動。

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

Since the fovea is pretty small, your eyes read text by making quick jerky movements called saccades.

由於中央窩很小,你的眼睛就會通過快速跳動的動作來閱讀文本,這個動作被稱爲掃視。

Source: Crash Course Learning Edition

Through Sam's jerky movement through his autism, the music and the dance was able for him to control himself.

Sam的自閉症造成他抽蓄,而音樂和跳舞可以讓他控制自己。

Source: The Ellen Show

I would prefer beef jerky over Bento.

- 我更喜歡牛肉乾而不是便當。

Source: Snack Exchange

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