jive
noun uk/dʒaɪv/ us/dʒaɪv/
(DANCE)
[ S or U ]牛仔舞,捷舞,摇摆舞(20世纪40至50年代青年人中流行的一种快舞)
a fast dance that was very popular with young people in the 1940s and 1950s
My father taught me how to do the jive. 是我父亲教我跳摇摆舞的。
(TALK)
[ U ] US slang花言巧语,假话,空话
talk that has no meaning or is dishonest
Don't believe a word he says, it's just a bunch of (= a lot of) jive! 他说的话一句都别信,全是花言巧语!
jive
verb uk/dʒaɪv/ us/dʒaɪv/
(DANCE)
[ I ]跳摇摆舞(牛仔舞,捷舞)
to dance a jive
(TALK)
[ T ] US slang愚弄;欺骗
to try to make someone believe something that is untrue
Quit jiving me and just tell me where you were! 别骗我了,告诉我当时你在哪儿!