She leaped lightly to the opposite bank of the stream.她輕盈地跳到小溪的對岸去了。
spring指突然而迅速地從某處跳起,強調跳得輕、快或突然,給人一種彈性感。例如:
He sprang to his feet.他突然一躍而起。skip指輕快地跳,兩腳相互交叉地跳。例如:
The children skipped down the street to the sweet shop.孩子們蹦蹦跳跳地上街買糖去了。
hop用於人時,指單足跳; 用於動物時,指所有的足一齊跳。例如:
The wounded soldier hopped across the street.受傷的士兵跳過了大街。
常用短語
all of a jump
在心情緊張中; 心驚膽戰地 in a state of being nervous
What's the matter with you—all of a jump!你怎么啦?——這么心神不安!
at a full jump
全速地,迅速地 at full speed
The irate animal made for us, coming at a full jump.那頭髮怒的動物以最快的速度向我們衝來。
at one jump
一下子,立即 at once
He came to the conclusion at one jump.他一下子就得出了結論。
be for the high jump
一定要受到處罰,一定要被責罵 sure to be punished or scolded
If you mess about with my computer again, you'll be for the high jump.如果你再來亂動我的計算機,就有你好看的。
from the jump
從一開始 from the beginning
I found the task difficult from the jump.一開始,我就發現這任務很艱巨。
get〔have〕 the jump on
搶在…之前行動,對…占優先地位 get an advantage by standing quicker than
While all our plans were still in the blueprint stage, our competitors got the jump on us by announcing their new model.我們的全部設計還在藍圖階段,我們的對手已搶在我們之前預告了他們的新式樣了。
on (the) jump
1.突然地; 匆忙地 suddenly and quickly
We heard them coming and coming on jump, too.我們聽出,他們已經快到了——而且來勢極猛。
2.坐立不安,神經緊張 be upset
That elderly gentleman was exceedingly on the jump, as nervous as a man well could be.那位老先生坐立不安,緊張得不得了。
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