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jerk·wa·ter AHD[jûrkʹwô'tər, -wŏt'ər] D.J.[ˈdʒɜːkˌwɔːtə, -ˌwɒtə]K.K.[ˈdʒɝkˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ]adj.Informal（形容词）【非正式用语】- Remote, small, and insignificant:偏远的：偏僻的、小的且不重要的：a jerkwater town.偏僻的小镇
- Contemptibly trivial:无足轻重的：jerkwater notions.浅薄的志向
- From jerkwater [a branch-line train, so called because its small boiler had to be refilled often, requiring train crews to "jerk" or draw water from streams] 源自 jerkwater [铁路支线，之所以这样称呼是因为火车的小汽缸需要经常加水，要求火车乘务员供水或从河中抽水添入汽缸]
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