jigsaw

英 ['dʒɪgsɔː]美 ['dʒɪɡsɔ]
  • n. 拼图玩具；线锯；镂花锯
  • vt. 用线锯锯
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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.

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》