( 乱蹦 ) jump about ⇒ 小丑上蹿下跳,把观众逗得哈哈大笑。 Xiǎochǒu shàng cuān xià tiào, bǎ guānzhòng dòu de hāhā dà xiào. → The clown jumped about, and the audience burst into peals of laughter.
活蹦乱跳
lively and energetic
狗急跳墙
clutch at straws ⇒ 他狗急跳墙,口不择言。 Tā gǒu jí tiào qiáng, kǒu bù zé yán. → He's really clutching at straws now — he'll say whatever it takes.
English translation of '跳'
跳
(tiào)
动
(= 跃) jump
⇒ 跳高 (tiàogāo) high jump
⇒ 跳水 (tiàoshuǐ) diving
⇒ 跳远 (tiàoyuǎn) long jump
⇒ 从床上跳下来 (cóng chuáng shang tiào xiàlái) leap out of bed
⇒ 跳上马背 (tiào shàng mǎbèi) jump onto a horse
(= 弹起) bounce
(= 起伏地动) beat (pt beat) (pp beaten)
⇒ 心跳 (xīntiào) heartbeat
⇒ 他激动得心直跳。 (Tā jīdòng de xīn zhí tiào.) His heart is beating with excitement.