a dive in which the body is first bent at the waist and then straightened 屈体跳水
(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)
[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