shimmy
shimmy
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body shakes or sways
希米舞（一种散伯乐爵士舞，全身摇动或摆晃）
■[mass noun]shaking, especially abnormal vibration of the wheels of a motor vehicle
（尤指机动车轮胎不正常的）摇动
steering stabilizers reduce shimmy even from oversized tyres.
即使是超大的轮胎，驾驶稳定器也能减少摇晃。 - (archaic). informal term for chemise
(古，非正式)。 同chemise
- [no obj.]dance the shimmy
跳希米舞
■shake or vibrate abnormally
不正常地摇动（或振动）
he braked hard and felt the car shimmy dangerously.
他使劲刹车，感觉到车在危险地摇晃。
■move with a graceful swaying motion
优雅地移动
her hair swung in waves as she shimmied down the catwalk.
当她沿着狭窄的通道优雅地走过时，头发来回晃动。
■[with adverbial of direction]move swiftly and effortlessly
轻快地移动
he shimmied right to the top of one of the chimneys.
他轻快地径直爬到一个烟囱顶上。
- early 20th cent.: of unknown origin
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