juggle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of throwing and catching each prop at least twice, as opposed to a flash.
  2. The handling or managing of many tasks at once.
    — Quit the juggle and monotask.
  3. The performance of a magic trick. archaic
  4. A deceit or imposture. archaic
    — I could not believe that she was dead. The lips were red, nay redder than before; and on the cheeks was a delicate bloom. “Is this a juggle?” I said to him.
动词 v.
  1. To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
    — She can juggle flaming torches.
  2. To perform various magic tricks or circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation. dated,intransitive
    — God alone knows where he came from, but he was in the camp one evening juggling for stray coppers in a bowl. Pretty good juggling too it seemed to be, of the usual Indian kind—growing a plant out of a pumpkin seed, turning a stick into a live snake, and the old sword and basket trick that every Eastern conjurer keeps up his sleeve; […]
  3. To handle or manage many tasks at once.
    — He juggled home, school, and work for two years.
  4. To deceive by trick or artifice. ambitransitive
    — I think they are juggling the company's books.
  5. To joke or jest. archaic,intransitive

词形变化

juggles present,singular,third-person juggling participle,present juggled participle,past juggled past juggles plural

词汇关系

衍生词
bejuggle joggle jugglable jugglement juggler jugglery jugglesome juggling jugglingly outjuggle rejuggle unjuggled
相关词
too many balls in the air

词源

词源 1
From Middle English jogelen, partly a back-formation of Middle English jogeler (“juggler”), and partly a borrowing from Old French jogler, jongler (“to have fun with someone”), a conflation of Latin joculāri (“to jest; joke”) and Old French jangler (“to regale; entertain; have fun; trifle with; tease; mess around; gossip; boast; meddle”), from Frankish *jangalōn (“to chit-chat with; gossip”), akin to Middle Dutch jankelen (“to murmur; whisper; mumble; grumble”), frequentative of Middle Dutch janken (“to moan; groan; complain”). Related also to Middle Low German janken (“to sigh; moan; lament”), Dutch jengelen (“to whine; whimper”) Dutch janken (“to whine; wimper”).
词源 2
From Middle English jogelen, partly a back-formation of Middle English jogeler (“juggler”), and partly a borrowing from Old French jogler, jongler (“to have fun with someone”), a conflation of Latin joculāri (“to jest; joke”) and Old French jangler (“to regale; entertain; have fun; trifle with; tease; mess around; gossip; boast; meddle”), from Frankish *jangalōn (“to chit-chat with; gossip”), akin to Middle Dutch jankelen (“to murmur; whisper; mumble; grumble”), frequentative of Middle Dutch janken (“to moan; groan; complain”). Related also to Middle Low German janken (“to sigh; moan; lament”), Dutch jengelen (“to whine; whimper”) Dutch janken (“to whine; wimper”).
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