zig-zag
[zig'zæg]
- adj. 曲折的
英文词源
- zig-zag (n.)
- also zigzag, 1712, from French zigzag (1670s), perhaps from German Zickzack (though this is attested only from 1703), possibly a reduplication of Zacke "tooth, prong." Earliest use in German is in reference to military siege approaches. Originally in English used to describe the layout of certain garden paths. As an adjective from 1750; the verb is recorded from 1774. The brand of cigarette paper is from 1909. Related: Zig-zagged; zig-zagging.
双语例句
- 1. Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.--Zig Ziglar
- 决定你人生高度的，不是你的才能，而是你的态度。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
- 2. E was kind of zig - zagging across the pavement, and I bumps into'im accidental - like.
- 他有点歪歪斜斜地在人行道上走, 我一不小心撞到了他的怀里.
来自英汉文学
- 3. The drunken man zig - zagged down the street.
- 酒鬼在大街上东倒西歪地行走.
来自互联网
- 4. It is also a proven fact that the magnetic poles wander , literally zig - zagging around its axis.
- 磁极摇摆, 意思是围绕它的轴之字形 急变 也证明了这样的事实.
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