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单词 hop, skip, and jump
释义

hop, skip, and jump

noun

: a short distance

Synonyms

  • ace
  • hair
  • hairbreadth
  • hairsbreadth
  • hairline
  • inch
  • neck
  • shouting distance
  • step
  • stone's throw
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Example Sentences

it looked like only a hop, skip, and jump on the map, but the drive took six hours
Recent Examples on the Web Check out this list of US destinations that may be a hop, skip, and jump away from you. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 The residence, which has had a makeover by design studio Bergman & Mar, is located on 101 Cleveland Street—just a hop, skip, and jump away from Dickens’ first home. Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

hop, skip, and jump

noun

as in inch
a very small distance or degree it looked like only a hop, skip, and jump on the map, but the drive took six hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • inch
  • step
  • shouting distance
  • stone's throw
  • neck
  • ace
  • bit
  • hair
  • hairbreadth
  • hairline
  • hairsbreadth
  • trifle
  • jot
  • smidgen
  • particle
  • dab
  • crumb
  • minim
  • iota
  • smidgin
  • mite
  • smidgeon
  • trace
  • smidge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • long haul
  • mile
  • country mile
  • infinity
  • light-year
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