| 单词 | jump |
| 释义 | jump (dʒʌmp ) Word forms: jumps , jumping , jumped 1. verb A2 If you jump, you bend your knees, push against the ground with your feet, and move quickly upwards into the air. I jumped over the fence. [VERB preposition/adverb] They came into the front hall, jumping up and down to knock the snow off their boots. [VERB preposition/adverb] I'd jumped seventeen feet six in the long jump, which was a school record. [VERB noun] Whoever heard of a basketball player who doesn't need to jump? [VERB] Synonyms: leap, dance, spring, bound Jump is also a noun. She was taking tiny jumps in her excitement. [+ in] 2. verb B1+ If you jump from something above the ground, you deliberately push yourself into the air so that you drop towards the ground. He jumped out of a third-floor window. [VERB preposition/adverb] She has jumped from an aeroplane four times. [VERB preposition/adverb] I jumped the last six feet down to the deck. [VERB noun] 3. verb B2 If you jump something such as a fence, you move quickly up and through the air over or across it. He jumped the first fence beautifully. [VERB noun] Synonyms: vault, clear, hurdle, go over 4. verb B2 If you jump somewhere, you move there quickly and suddenly. Adam jumped from his seat at the girl's cry. [VERB preposition/adverb] She jumped to her feet and ran downstairs. [VERB preposition/adverb] 'I'll do it, Eleanor,' Angus said, jumping up. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: spring, bound, leap, bounce 5. verb B2 If something makes you jump, it makes you make a sudden movement because you are frightened or surprised. The phone shrilled, making her jump. [VERB] Synonyms: recoil, start, jolt, flinch 6. verb B2 If an amount or level jumps, it suddenly increases or rises by a large amount in a short time. Sales jumped from $94 million to over $101 million. [VERB + from] The number of crimes jumped by ten per cent last year. [VERB + by] Shares in Euro Disney jumped 17p. [VERB amount] Synonyms: increase, rise, climb, escalate Jump is also a noun. ...a big jump in energy conservation. [+ in] 7. verb If someone jumps a queue, they move to the front of it and are served or dealt with before it is their turn. [British] The prince refused to jump the queue for treatment at the local hospital. [VERB noun] Synonyms: miss, avoid, skip [informal], omit 8. verb If someone jumps on you or jumps you, they attack you suddenly. [informal] A week later, the same guys jumped on me on our own front lawn. [VERB on noun] Two guys jumped me with clubs in the carpark. [VERB noun] Synonyms: attack, assault, assail, set upon 9. verb [no cont] If you jump at an offer or opportunity, you accept it quickly and eagerly. Members of the public would jump at the chance to become part owners of the corporation. [VERB + at] 10. verb If someone jumps on you, they quickly criticize you if you do something that they do not approve of. A lot of people jumped on me about that, you know. [VERB + on] 11. verb If someone jumps you, they attack you suddenly or unexpectedly. [mainly US, informal] Half a dozen sailors jumped him. [VERB noun] 12. See also bungee jumping, high jump, long jump, queue-jumping, show jumping, triple jump 13. get a jump on/get the jump on phrase If you get a jump on something or someone or get the jump on them, you gain an advantage over them. [US] Helicopters helped fire crews get a jump on the blaze. The idea is to get the jump on him. 14. jump up and down phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is jumping up and down, you mean they are very excited, happy, or angry about something. I don't think a lot of people will jump up and down and say 'thank heavens'. Everybody still jumps up and down about being rid of tyrants. 15. to jump on the bandwagon countable noun [usually singular] If someone, especially a politician, jumps or climbs on the bandwagon, they become involved in an activity or movement because it is fashionable or likely to succeed and not because they are really interested in it. [disapproval] Many farms are jumping on the bandwagon and advertising organically grown food. The socialists are now climbing on the bandwagon. 16. to jump bail phrase If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail. He had jumped bail last year while being tried on drug charges. 17. to jump to a conclusion phrase If you say that someone jumps to a conclusion, you are critical of them because they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts. [disapproval] I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault. [PHRASE that] Forgive me. I shouldn't be jumping to conclusions. 18. to jump the gun phrase If you jump the gun, you do something before everyone else or before the proper or right time. [informal] Some booksellers have jumped the gun and decided to sell it early. Synonyms: act with haste, be over-hasty, act too soon, act prematurely 19. to jump for joy phrase If you say that someone is jumping for joy, you mean that they are very pleased or happy about something. He jumped for joy on being told the news. 20. to jump out of one's skin phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect] If something makes you jump out of your skin, it surprises or shocks you very much. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw two rats. Phrasal verbs: jump in phrasal verb If you jump in, you act quickly, often without thinking much about what you are doing. The Government had to jump in and purchase millions of dollars worth of supplies. [VERB PARTICLE] jump out phrasal verb If you say that something jumps out at you, you mean that it is easy to notice it because it is different from other things of its type. A phrase jumped out at me in a piece about copyright. [VERB PARTICLE + at] Idioms: jump the gun to do something before the right, proper or expected time The book wasn't due to be released until September 10, but some booksellers have jumped the gun and decided to sell it early. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers jump on the bandwagon to get involved in an activity or idea because it is likely to succeed or it is fashionable at the time There will always be inexperienced people ready to jump on the bandwagon and start teaching classes in whatever is fashionable. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take a running jump [mainly British] to mind your own business and not interfere `My dad reckons your stories are all made up.' `Well you can tell your dad to take a running jump because we don't make up the letters – ever.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone is for the high jump [British] said to mean that it is certain that someone will be punished for something they have done wrong God help anyone who was sneaking a cup of tea when they shouldn't have been. They'll be for the high jump. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers jump up and down to be very excited, angry or upset about something He is not someone who jumps up and down. He is a man of quiet determination and firm principles. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get a jump on someone [mainly US] to do something before someone else does and so gain an advantage over them This year, many stores did try to get a jump on the shopping season by holding promotional sales even before Thanksgiving. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a hop, skip, and a jump if one thing is only a hop, skip, and a jump away from another, they are very close together or very closely linked Of course, the Romanian language is just a hop, skip, and a jump from Italian. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make someone jump through hoops or make someone go through the hoops to make someone prove their ability and willingness to obtain something that they want by forcing them to do a lot of difficult things first The academic staff still wanted the rigour so they basically put a four-year course into three years and made us jump through hoops. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers jump the rails [British, journalism] to suddenly go wrong There is a point in the movie where it seems to jump the rails. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers jump ship to leave an organization or cause, either because you think it is about to fail or because you want to join a rival organization He has told the manager that he intends to fight for his place rather than jump ship to Newcastle United or Aston Villa. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers jump out of your skin to receive a sudden unpleasant shock or surprise When I heard gunshots, I jumped out of my skin. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers jump down someone's throat to react to something someone has said in a very impatient, angry, and unpleasant way Even if I just asked her how she was, she'd jump down my throat, as if I were interrogating her. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: final jump The big, final jump on the second run didn't help, either. Houston Chronicle She threw herself over in the final jump, saved only by her extraordinary leg strength. Times, Sunday Times We have one final jump, before the tides make it unsafe. Times, Sunday Times The team made several attempts over two days and only succeeded on their final jump. The Sun And with her final jump of the night, cleared it. Times, Sunday Times Literacy rates jumped dramatically and opportunities for schooling mushroomed. Christianity Today (2000) When we started our 9:45 Sunday morning service, the number of college visitors jumped dramatically. Christianity Today (2000) The number of renters has jumped dramatically in the past 10 years - from 1.88 million to 3.56million. The Sun (2012) Don't think this means the series will jump forward to the mid-1970s. Times, Sunday Times Jump forward landing in the first square on the left foot only. Times, Sunday Times Inside, it takes a big jump forward with a cabin featuring new instruments which look good enough for a sporty coupé. The Sun They do not make much fuss about going underwater, giving a little jump forward with their head pointing downwards. Times, Sunday Times It may have been hard to spot the differences but it was a big jump forward. The Sun The two of them jump overboard and are picked up by a passing lugger, which turns out to be a smuggling vessel. The Times Literary Supplement It's a very unnatural thing for them to have to jump overboard in those conditions. The Sun If any trainee messed up, they had to jump overboard. The Sun When a beach takes our fancy we jump overboard and swim ashore, planting ourselves on coves curved like croissants under cloud-less skies. Times, Sunday Times And even more borrowing, at such vertiginous levels that the investors needed to finance our debts may simply jump overboard. Times, Sunday Times Mortgage arrears of more than 12 months would also jump sharply from 56,400 to 151,955 — a 169% increase. Times, Sunday Times Prices have jumped sharply and average bills have rocketed to an eyewatering 1,252 a year. Times, Sunday Times The authors concluded that 'the probability of malaria eradication jumps sharply when average household size drops below four persons'. Times, Sunday Times The death toll from the ebola virus has jumped sharply, with 1,200 deaths reported in two days, bringing the total number of dead to nearly 7,000. Times, Sunday Times The tax rate then jumps sharply. Times, Sunday Times The price jumps to 18,145 but you get an upgrade to 1.4 turbo petrol and 1.7 diesel. The Sun The biggest price jumps will be enjoyed by homeowners living near stations that are being regenerated. Times, Sunday Times Or, if the price jumps in an 'untoward' movement — the panel gives 5 per cent in a day by way of example — on the back of rumours of a takeover. Times, Sunday Times Insurance and reinsurance prices typically jump after hurricanes. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Experts say prices may jump eight per cent in 2014 unless more homes go up for sale. The Sun (2013) If brokers expect prices to jump, they will already have advised clients to buy anything that moves. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Collective profits should jump from 3.5 billion to well over 4 billion. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A bumper UK performance helped group profits jump nine per cent to 9.5billion between January and March. The Sun (2011) It saw profits jump 50 per cent to 2.1 million for the year thanks to the popularity of the cakes. The Sun (2014) ' Shares jumped 11 per cent to 115 p. The Sun (2013) Its shares jump 9 per cent. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The shares jump 6.6 per cent to their best in five years. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Everything became measured; the new currency became each player's personal best in a vertical jump and his ten-metre sprint record. Times, Sunday Times Research has resulted in positive increases in vertical jump, throwing velocity, and running speed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His vertical jump was 40.0 and his broad jump was 10-1. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The athletic tests include a standing vertical jump, maximum vertical jump, bench press, three-quarter-court sprint time, lane agility time, and modified event time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had the best vertical jump (31) among the incoming freshmen linemen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 跳跃 Japanese: 跳びはねる |
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