'Twerking', the provocative dance move made popular by Miley Cyrus, has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

被麦莉·赛勒斯带火的挑逗性舞姿“电臀舞”一词被收录进牛津英语词典。

Despite its more frequent use in recent years, the word can be traced back to as early as 1820s to describe a 'twisting jerking movement'.

The word is one of 500 new entries, including 'twitterati' (describing users of the social media service), and 'fo' shizzle' (meaning 'for sure'), added to the dictionary.

Twerking, which the dictionary describes as dancing 'in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance', has its roots in the early 1990s New Orleans 'bounce' music scene.

Research by the Oxford English Dictionary has found the term was first used in 1820 as a noun spelt 'twirk', meaning a 'twisting jerking movement' or 'twitch'. It then emerged as a verb by 1848 and the modern spelling was adopted by 1901.

Miss Cyrus, 22, caused a furore when she performed the move on stage at an awards ceremony in 2013 wearing very little clothing.

1 provocative

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。

His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

2 Oxford

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。

This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

3 hips

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。

They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 squatting

v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的现在分词 )；非法擅自占用（土地或房屋）；为获得其所有权；而占用某片公共用地。

参考例句：

They ended up squatting in the empty houses on Oxford Road. 他们落得在牛津路偷住空房的境地。

They've been squatting in an apartment for the past two years. 他们过去两年来一直擅自占用一套公寓。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 twitch

v.急拉，抽动，痉挛，抽搐；n.扯，阵痛，痉挛

参考例句：

The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。

I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。