jigsaw
发音
How to pronounce jigsaw in British English:
英 [ˈdʒɪgsɔ:]
How to pronounce jigsaw in American English:
美 [ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔ]
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- Noun:
- a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut
- fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines
单词词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. People still get very excited about jack london . Any additional piece in the jack london jigsaw puzzle is very important to people .
- 2. They are made of continental rather than oceanic rock , and seem to be a small part of the jigsaw puzzle of continental drift rather than genuine oceanic islands .
- 3. A little girl born with her head too small for her brain beamed yesterday after surgeons cut her skull into zigzags - then rebuilt it like a jigsaw .
- 4. Slowly , piece fit into piece , and like a family sitting down to snap together a jigsaw puzzle at christmas , a picture emerged of the habits and acquaintances of an al qaeda sniper who was suspected of being responsible for the death of several marines in fallujah .