gig

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n. 旋转物, 轻便双轮马车, 赛艇, 鱼叉, 记过, 爵士乐演奏会 vi. 乘轻便双轮马车, 乘快艇, (用鱼叉)叉鱼 vt. (用鱼叉)叉, 刺激, 记过

发音

US /ɡɪɡ/
AU
UK /ɡɪɡ/
US /d͡ʒɪɡ/
UK /d͡ʒɪɡ/

词形变化

gigs 复数 gigs 三单 gigging 现在分词 gigged 过去式 gigged 过去分词

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.

    演出

    音乐会

    非正式

    I caught one of the Rolling Stones’ first gigs in Richmond.

    Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?

  2. 2.

    Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

    非正式 引申义

    I had this gig as a file clerk but it wasn’t my style so I left.

    That guy’s got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day.

  3. 3.

    A demerit received for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code.

    美国 非正式 政治 军事

    I received gigs for having buttons of my uniform undone.

  4. 1.

    Clipping of gigabyte (“one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes”).

    非正式 计算机 工程 数学

    This picture is almost a gig; don’t you want to resize it?

    My new computer has over 500 gigs of hard drive space.

  5. 2.

    Any unit of measurement having the SI prefix giga-.

    非正式 俚语
  6. 1.

    A top which is made to spin by tying a piece of string around it and then throwing it so that the string unwinds rapidly; a whipping-top.

    非正式 废旧
  7. 2.

    A person with an odd appearance; also, a foolish person.

    古体 方言 非正式
  8. 3.

    Senses relating to enjoyment.

    Fun; frolics.

    古体 方言 非正式 俚语
  9. 4.

    Senses relating to enjoyment.

    A fanciful impulse; a whim; also, a joke.

    非正式 废旧
  10. 5.

    Senses relating to vehicles.

    A small, narrow, open boat carried in a larger ship, and used for transportation between the ship and the shore, another vessel, etc.

    非正式 航海 交通
  11. 6.

    Senses relating to vehicles.

    A similar rowing boat or sailboat, especially one used for racing; specifically, a six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

    非正式 航海 交通 引申义
  12. 7.

    Senses relating to vehicles.

    A two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.

    历史 非正式 交通
  13. 1.

    A frivolous, playful, or wanton young woman; a giglet or giglot.

    非正式 废旧
  14. 1.

    Synonym of fishgig or fizgig (“a spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals”).

    非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To play (a musical instrument) at a gig.

    非正式 及物 音乐
  2. 2.

    To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code.

    美国 非正式 及物 政治 军事

    His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk.

  3. 3.

    To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.

    非正式 不及物 媒体 音乐 艺术

    The Rolling Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time.

  4. 4.

    To work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.

    非正式 不及物 引申义
  5. 1.

    To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.

    非正式 及物

    His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school.

  6. 2.

    Sometimes followed by it: to ride in a gig (“a two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse”).

    非正式 不及物
  7. 1.

    To spear (fish, etc.) with a gig or fizgig.

    非正式 及物
  8. 2.

    To catch or fish with a gig or fizgig.

    非正式 不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

lance spear fishgig fizgig

上位词 10

hook engagement tender carriage rig cutter booking implement equipage pinnace

下位词 2

harpoon leister

整体词 2

rig tackle

相关短语

gig bag gig bags gig economy 零工经济 gig economies gig house gig houses gig worker gig work gig workers gig works fish gig raising gig side gig

词源

The etymology of the noun is unknown, but compare Old French gigue (“a fiddle”). The verb is derived from the noun.

来源：wiktionary