jackknife

jackknife
(pl. -knives)
  1. a large knife with a folding blade
    折叠刀
  2. a dive in which the body is first bent at the waist and then straightened
    屈体跳水
  3. (Statistics)a method of assessing the variability of data by repeating a calculation on the sets of data obtained by removing one value from the complete set
    (统计)刀切法,折刀法
(-knifed, -knifing)
  1. [with obj.]move (one's body) into a bent or doubled-up position
    屈身 ,弓腰
    the Major jackknifed his thin body at the waist.
    少校弓着瘦弱的身体。
    [no obj.]she jackknifed into a sitting position.
    她屈身坐下。
    ■[no obj.](of an articulated vehicle) bend into a V-shape in an uncontrolled skidding movement
    (拖车)(因制动失控而)折成V形
    ■[no obj.](of a diver) perform a jackknife
    (跳水运动员)作屈体跳水
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