1.APD[countableC, uncountableU] a very fastdance, popular especially in the 1930s and 1940s, performed to fast jazzmusic 〔尤指流行于20世纪30和40年代、伴随快节奏爵士乐跳的〕摇摆舞
2[uncountableU]American EnglishAmE informalUNTRUEstatements that you do not believe are true 胡说八道
Don’t give me any of that jive!
别对我胡说八道!
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jive• Definitely more of a passacaglia than a jive.• He even has a hand jive in there too.• He says a lot of cornyretrojive that used to go over big in the 1970s.• These people, some people you see, talk jive into good jobs.
2.[transitiveT]American EnglishAmE informalJOKING/NOT SERIOUS to try to make someone believe something that is not true 欺骗
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jive• In the space Mr Berkley vacated, another couple started to jive.• Come on, Laura, don't jive me.• Here Rodrigo and Elinor Moynihan would jive until the sweatpoured down their faces.
Originjive2
(1900-2000) Perhaps from Wolofjev“to say bad things about someone”