jive
[dʒaɪv] noun
DANCE 舞蹈
[S or U]
■a fast dance which was very popular with young people in the 1940s and 1950s 捷舞，牛仔舞（20世纪40至50年代受青年人欢迎的一种快舞）•My father taught me how to do the jive.是父亲教我跳捷舞的。
[dʒaɪv] noun
TALK 讲话
uncountable US slang
■talk which has no meaning or is dishonest 花言巧语，假话，空话•Don't believe a word he says, it's just a bunch of (= a lot of) jive!他说的话一句都别信，全是花言巧语！
[dʒaɪv] verb
DANCE 舞蹈
intransitive
■to dance a jive 跳摇摆舞
[dʒaɪv] verb
TALK 讲话
transitive US slang
■to try to make someone believe something that is untrue 愚弄；欺骗•Quit jiving me and just tell me where you were!别骗我了，告诉我当时你在哪里！ |