Jerk

(noun.) an abrupt spasmodic movement.

(noun.) raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms.

(noun.) a dull stupid fatuous person.

(noun.) (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration.

(verb.) throw or toss with a quick motion; 'flick a piece of paper across the table'; 'jerk his head'.

(verb.) move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; 'The patient's legs were jerkings'.

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• Jerk the tinkler. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• This consisted of mechanical means for throwing the shuttle across the web by a sudden jerk of a bar--one at each side--operated by pulling a cord. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• I suppose,' with a jerk, 'you have sometimes plucked a pear before it was ripe, Master Copperfield? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• The child in speaking gave to his motion the jerk and limp of an invalid. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• He saw the girl's cropped head disappear with a jerk under the robe and then he saw the horseman coming through the trees. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Oh, don't leave me--don't leave me, Goodwin,' murmured Mrs. Pott, clutching at the wrist of the said Goodwin with an hysteric jerk. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Only to jerk their tails up and down. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The gypsy aimed carefully and fired and as he jerked the bolt back and ejected the shell Robert Jordan said, Over. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The flag drops and covers the eyes of the animal so that he is at a loss what to do; it is jerked from him and the torment is renewed. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Then the bridge blew and one horse snapped his halter when he rose and jerked his head at the cracking roar and he went off through the trees. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• When it was necessary to move from one spot to another she either jerked her roughly, or pushed her headlong before her. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• I killed one too, and jerked his head toward where the sentry lay hunched over in the road at the end of the bridge. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• He jerked forward the flask and Rigg went to a fine old oaken bureau with his keys. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He glanced at her, and jerked his head a little. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• There's your pay, Mister Rokesmith,' said the Golden Dustman, jerking the folded scrap of paper he had in his hand, towards his late Secretary. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• It's like jerking down the mercury in a thermometer: just a trick. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The first machines worked all right for the inventor, but inexperienced operators obtained surprising results through punching the keys and jerking the crank. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• For that man's sake--yo' understand,' jerking his thumb back in some unknown direction. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Gudrun watched her curious walk, stiff and jerking at the loins. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• I've got him here, he whispered, jerking his thumb over his shoulder; he's all right. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• No, no, not in Bristol,' replied Mr. Ben Allen, jerking his thumb over his right shoulder; 'over that way--down there. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• He brought out his sentences in short violent jerks, as though they were forced up from a deep inner crater of indignation. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• When he laughed, certain jerks occurred in it, and the rattle sprung. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• This holds each view for a maximum period before the lens, and then suddenly jerks the ribbon to bring the next view into position. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• We rowed along the shore, the barman holding the line in his hand and giving it occasional jerks forward. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• He looked at his wrist watch and then up to where Primitivo was raising and lowering his rifle in what seemed an infinity of short jerks. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Tea-time, and Miss Pross making tea, with another fit of the jerks upon her, and yet no Hundreds of people. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• She was not unfrequently the victim of this disorder, and she called it, in familiar conversation, a fit of the jerks. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.

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