| 单词 | somersault |
| 释义 | somersault (sʌməʳsɔːlt ) Word forms: somersaults , somersaulting , somersaulted 1. countable noun If someone or something does a somersault, they turn over completely in the air. 2. countable noun If you say that someone does a somersault, you mean that they change suddenly from having a particular opinion or policy about something to having a completely different opinion or policy. The Prime Minister may feel simply unable to do a somersault. Many people have performed a somersault in terms of expectations, roles and relationships. 3. verb If someone or something somersaults, they perform one or more somersaults. His boat hit a wave and somersaulted at speed. [VERB] I hit him back and he somersaulted down the stairs. [VERB preposition] Collocations: perform a somersault He claims he was not given appropriate tuition before attempting to perform a somersault. The Sun He was the first to perform a somersault from one running horse to another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The audience cheered as she performed somersaults, twists and sang most of the verse dangling from a swing by just her legs. The Sun The horse subsequently performed a somersault at an open ditch, heavily unseating its rider. Times, Sunday Times A bipedal robot was demonstrated running and even performing somersaults. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 筋斗, 翻筋斗 Japanese: 宙返り, 宙返りをする |
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