jog
/ˈdʒɑɡ/KK
變化形
jogs
jogged
jogged
jogging
1.
慢跑
以輕鬆、穩定的速度跑步，通常是為了運動或保持健康。
用法：作不及物動詞時常用 jog＋介系詞片語，如 jog around the park。作及物動詞時可接路線或距離，如 jog five kilometers。
My dad jogs around the park for thirty minutes before breakfast.
我爸爸早餐前會繞著公園慢跑三十分鐘。
We jogged along the river after school because the weather was cool.
放學後天氣涼爽，我們沿著河邊慢跑。
2.
輕推；輕撞
輕輕推動或碰撞某人或某物，常是無意間在擁擠處碰到，或為了提醒對方。
用法：通常作及物動詞，常見句型為 jog someone／something，或 jog someone with one's elbow。
The bus jogged my arm, and I almost dropped my coffee.
公車撞了一下我的手臂，我差點把咖啡掉了。
The girl jogged her brother’s arm and told him not to talk during the movie.
那個女孩輕碰弟弟的手臂，叫他在電影播放時不要說話。
3.
喚起……的記憶；使想起
藉由提示、問題或線索，使某人想起原本一時記不起來的事。
用法：最自然的搭配是 jog someone's memory。也可說 jog someone's memory about something，但較常見的是以提示內容作主詞，例如 That photo jogged my memory。
Could you show me the class photo? It might jog my mind and help me remember his name.
你可以給我看班級照片嗎？它可能會讓我想起一些事，幫我記得他的名字。
The smell of food jogged my mother’s mind back to our old trips to the night market.
食物的味道讓我媽媽想起我們以前去夜市的時光。
常見錯誤
I went to jogging with my classmates yesterday.
I went jogging with my classmates yesterday.
I jog in the park every morning for exercise.（想表達「慢跑」卻寫成 I run slowly。）
I jog in the park every morning for exercise.
This photo jogged me to remember his name.
This photo jogged my memory about his name.
相關字詞
學習提示
・jog 作「慢跑」時，重點是節奏較慢且通常是為了運動；它不等於任何情況下的「跑」。
・jog someone's memory 是固定且很實用的搭配，意思是「喚起某人的記憶」，不是單純叫對方注意。
・go jogging 中的 jogging 是動名詞；此詞條的主詞為 jog，但學習時應一併記住這個常用說法。