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jigger

/jig-er/US // ˈdʒɪg ər //UK // (ˈdʒɪɡə) //

钳子,夹子,夹钳,钳工

Related Words

contraption摆设,玩意儿,装置,摆件widget小工具,小器具,小部件,小组件business业务,商业,企业,生意apparatus器械,器官,仪器,器具utensil用具,器皿,器物,工具tool工具,工具类object对象,物体,对象是,物件appliance用具,用器,用品,用电器doodad斗牛士,斗地主,小玩意,斗牛犬thing事物,事,事项,事态invention发明,发明创造,发明的,发明的东西contrivance伎俩,机关,巧计,巧思thingamajig淘宝网,淘宝,淘宝网店,淘宝店gimmick噱头,噱頭,技巧,绰号concern关注,关切,关注的问题,关注问题doohickey笨蛋,小玩意gizmo小灵通,小玩意,小工具,小发明whatchamacallit什么卡马卡利特？sip啜饮,啜吸,啜泣,抿嘴shot镜头,摄,炮击,镜头下的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that jigs.
    • : Nautical. the lowermost sail set on a jiggermast. jiggermast. a light tackle, as a gun tackle.
    • : any of various mechanical devices, many of which have a jerky or jolting motion.
    • : Informal. some contrivance, article, or part that one cannot or does not name more precisely: What is that little jigger on the pistol?
    • : Ceramics. a machine for forming plates or the like in a plaster mold rotating beneath a template.
    • : Mining. a jig for separating ore.
    • : a jig for fishing.
    • : Golf. a club with an iron head intermediate between a mashie and a midiron, now rarely used.
    • : Billiards, Pool. a bridge.
    • : a 1½-oz. measure used in cocktail recipes.a small whiskey glass holding 1½ ounces.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noungadget
Synonyms
apparatus器械,器官,仪器,器具appliance用具,用器,用品,用电器business业务,商业,企业,生意concern关注,关切,关注的问题,关注问题contraption摆设,玩意儿,装置,摆件contrivance伎俩,机关,巧计,巧思doodad斗牛士,斗地主,小玩意,斗牛犬doohickey笨蛋,小玩意gimmick噱头,噱頭,技巧,绰号gizmo小灵通,小玩意,小工具,小发明invention发明,发明创造,发明的,发明的东西object对象,物体,对象是,物件thing事物,事,事项,事态thingamajig淘宝网,淘宝,淘宝网店,淘宝店tool工具,工具类utensil用具,器皿,器物,工具whatchamacallit什么卡马卡利特？widget小工具,小器具,小部件,小组件
noundrop
Synonyms
dram戏剧,戏剧性的,戏剧性地,戏剧性nip小结,掐指一算,掐断,掐死ounce盎司,盎然,盎格鲁shot镜头,摄,炮击,镜头下的sip啜饮,啜吸,啜泣,抿嘴splash溅起的水花,泼水,溅起,溅射taste味道,品味,口味,味觉tot总数,总的来说,总量,总共

Examples

  • When I drank at all, I barely bothered to jigger my pours to get the proportions right.

  • Every jigger and strainer and bar spoon passes through the hands of several artists, all compensated for their efforts before the company ever turns a profit, which may help account for the high price tag.

  • Serve it as is from the pot for kids; add a jigger of rum, brandy, or Calvados for the grownups.

  • I mean, if I was trying to jigger into—well, I guess this is my house now, so [ laughter] it probably wouldn't happen.

  • “I mean, if I was trying to jigger into—well, I guess this is my house now, so it probably wouldn't happen,” he explained.

  • Here a sort of jigger-tackle held them in a bunch bound fast to a single cable, capable of being directed by one arm.

  • Turpin treated him as he had done the dub at the knapping jigger, and cleared the driver and his little wain with ease.

  • Something tells me that my tongue is doomed to wag forever to the jigger of that remorseless jingle.

  • If he pulled the mid-iron from his bag the jigger would be placed in nomination.

  • He said he felt pains in his interior, and drank a jigger of whisky.

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