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jigsaw

英 ['dʒɪgsɔː] 美 ['dʒɪɡsɔ]

解释

n. 拼图玩具；线锯；镂花锯
vt. 用线锯锯

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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.

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例句和用法

1. This process is akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle.: 这个过程和拼图相似。

2. to do a jigsaw: 拼图画

3. Spread out all the pieces before you begin the jigsaw.: 拼图之前先把所有的小片摊开.

4. A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.: 一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时.

5. One piece of the jigsaw is still missing.: 有一片拼图仍未找到.