mid-15c., from verb jaggen (c. 1400) "to pierce, slash, cut; to notch or nick; cut or tear unevenly," Scottish and northern English, of unknown origin. Originally of garments with regular "toothed" edges; meaning "with the edge irregularly cut" is from 1570s. Related: Jaggedly; jaggedness.
实用例句
1. The bomb left a pile of jagged glass and twisted metal.
炸弹留下了一堆断口参差的玻璃碎片和扭曲变形的金属.
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2. The stark jagged rocks were silhouetted against the sky.
光秃嶙峋的岩石衬托着天空的背景矗立在那里.
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3. On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth.
四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐.
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4. "I'm all right," Max said weakly, but his breathing came in jagged gasps.
“我没事,”马克斯软弱无力地说,但他的呼吸却上气不接下气。
来自柯林斯例句
5. She'd cut a jagged hole in the tin, bending a knife in the process.