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herky-jerky

/hur-kee-jur-kee/US // ˈhɜr kiˈdʒɜr ki //

笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,笨手笨脚的人,笨笨的

Related Words

periodic定期,定期的,周期性的,周期性spotty斑驳的,斑点,斑点状的,斑斑点点的desultory轻率的,轻率,粗略的,悠闲intermittent间歇性的,间歇性,间歇式,时断时续broken坏了,破损,破损的,破碎的capricious任性的,任性,任意妄为,任意catchy朗朗上口,好听,好听的,朗朗上口的changeable可变的,可变,多变的,多变disturbed不安的,忐忑不安,感到不安,感到不安的erratic飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,反复无常,反覆无常flickering颤颤巍巍,颤抖的,颤颤巍巍的,颤动的haphazard胡乱,胡乱地,乱七八糟的,乱七八糟hit-or-miss不成功便成仁,不中用,不中用的,屡试不爽impulsive冲动的,冲动的人,冲动,冲动型inconstant不恒定,不稳定,不恒定的,不稳定的interrupted被打断的,中断,被中断的,断断续续random随机,随机的,随机应变,随意recurrent循环性,循环性的,经常性的,反复出现的restive躁动不安,躁动,不安分,不安分的人restless神不守舍,不安分,不安于现状,不安分守己

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : progressing in a fitfully jerky or irregular manner: a herky-jerky home movie shown on an old projector.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as infitful
Synonyms
desultory轻率的,轻率,粗略的,悠闲intermittent间歇性的,间歇性,间歇式,时断时续periodic定期,定期的,周期性的,周期性spotty斑驳的,斑点,斑点状的,斑斑点点的bits and pieces零碎,零碎物品,零碎的,零星的小零件broken坏了,破损,破损的,破碎的capricious任性的,任性,任意妄为,任意catchy朗朗上口,好听,好听的,朗朗上口的changeable可变的,可变,多变的,多变disturbed不安的,忐忑不安,感到不安,感到不安的erratic飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,反复无常,反覆无常flickering颤颤巍巍,颤抖的,颤颤巍巍的,颤动的fluctuating波动的,波动,起伏不定的,波动不定的haphazard胡乱,胡乱地,乱七八糟的,乱七八糟hit-or-miss不成功便成仁,不中用,不中用的,屡试不爽impulsive冲动的,冲动的人,冲动,冲动型inconstant不恒定,不稳定,不恒定的,不稳定的interrupted被打断的,中断,被中断的,断断续续on-again-off-again时断时续,断断续续,断断续续的,断断续续地random随机,随机的,随机应变,随意recurrent循环性,循环性的,经常性的,反复出现的restive躁动不安,躁动,不安分,不安分的人restless神不守舍,不安分,不安于现状,不安分守己shifting转移,转变,转动,转移的spasmodic痉挛性,痉挛,痉挛式,痉挛性的spastic痉挛,痉挛性,痉挛的,痉挛型unstable不稳定的,不稳定,不稳的,不稳variable变量,变数,变动,变异

Examples

  • They became so brown and shriveled that they looked like walking beef jerky with New York accents.

  • You, too, will be zipping along to the angular guitars and zigzagging, herky-jerky vocals.

  • He's so white he's almost mock-white, and so are his jerky, long-necked, mechanical-man movements.

  • I sent him some caribou jerky from Alaska to help keep up his strength on the Senate floor.

  • It was superficial and jumpy and herky-jerky, bopping all over the place.

  • Each sentence came as if torn piecemeal from his unwilling tongue; short, jerky phrases, conceived in pain and delivered in agony.

  • Nervous and jerky he walked to the center of the stage, and raised his hand begging silence.

  • With jerky motions the black monster drew down, the water rippling and gurgling along the sides.

  • He knocked the ashes from his cigar and threw out his arms with one of his odd, jerky gestures.

  • He spoke in very fair language, short, jerky sentences, but well-chosen words.

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