请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 hop, skip, and a jump
释义

hop, skip, and a jump


hop′, skip′, and a jump′


n. a short distance. Also, hop′, skip′, and jump′. [1750–60]

hop, skip, and a jump


hop, skip, and a jump

A short distance, as in It's just a hop, skip, and a jump from my house to yours. This expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally referred to an exercise or game involving these movements, but by the mid-1800s was also being used figuratively for the short distance so covered. See also: and, jump
随便看

 

英语词典包含2567994条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/7 13:37:02