shimmy

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

Translation

n. 西迷舞,搖動
v. 搖動,震顫,晃動
Word Forms
現在分詞shimmying
過去分詞shimmied
過去式shimmied
複數shimmies
第三人稱單數shimmies

Example Sentences

The dancer performed a shimmy on stage.

舞者在舞臺上表演了一段扭動舞。

She added a shimmy to her dance routine.

她在舞蹈表演中加入了扭動動作。

He tried to shimmy through the narrow gap.

他試圖在狹窄的縫隙中擠過去。

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

汽車小偷使用了扭動技巧來破壞車輛。

The old door needed a shimmy to open.

那扇舊門需要扭動一下才能打開。

She gave her hips a little shimmy.

她扭動了一下臀部。

He could feel the car shimmy as it accelerated.

當汽車加速時,他能感覺到車輛的震動。

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

方向盤上的震動表明車輪對不齊了。

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

貓在撲向獵物之前扭動了一下身體。

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

她在擁擠的房間裏利用扭動來調整自己的位置。

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.

不甩嗎?你確定嗎? - 別甩了。

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

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

嗨,我們這沒有毛巾和擺動裝置啥的。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

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

媚蘭,把你的襯衣脫下來,我要把他的頭包上,堵住那個傷口。"

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.

我會先把煙霧警報器關掉,這樣在你甩掉那條得體闊腿褲時,就不會因爲太過惹火觸發警報了。

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

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

如果不是爲了 使它跳動擺動 發光閃爍 這些線條爲何斷裂?

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

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

如果我左右擺動,它就會左右搖擺。

Source: Fresh air

Harry shimmied up a tall, thin little tree.

哈利爬上一棵又高又細的小樹。

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

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

我搖晃着方向盤,立即打開了蓋子。

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

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

來點顫音,來點布吉舞。偉大的。我們可以開始了。

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

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