jigsaw
英 ['dʒɪgsɔː]
美['dʒɪɡsɔ]
- n. 拼图玩具；线锯；镂花锯
- vt. 用线锯锯
词态变化
复数: jigsaws;
助记提示
1. jig "rapid up-and-down motion" + saw. also jig-saw.
2. 含义：vertical reciprocating saw.
3. originally one with pieces cut by a jigsaw.
2. 含义：vertical reciprocating saw.
3. originally one with pieces cut by a jigsaw.
中文词源
jigsaw 拼图，拼板玩具
jig,摇摆，快速移动，saw,锯子。比喻用法，用于指儿童拼图玩具。
英文词源
- jigsaw (n.)
- also jig-saw, "vertical reciprocating saw," 1855, American English, from jig with its notion of "rapid up-and-down motion" + saw (n.1). Jigsaw puzzle first recorded 1906; originally one with pieces cut by a jigsaw.
双语例句
- 1. This process is akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle.
- 这个过程和拼图相似。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. to do a jigsaw
- 拼图画
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Spread out all the pieces before you begin the jigsaw.
- 拼图之前先把所有的小片摊开.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.
- 一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. One piece of the jigsaw is still missing.
- 有一片拼图仍未找到.
来自《简明英汉词典》