英语词汇“on the hop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

on the hop

British informal

1Unprepared: he was caught on the hop...

I have to admit I was caught on the hop, completely unaware that the draw had even taken place.
He added: ‘We were caught on the hop by the number of people that wanted to come and express their solidarity.’
But we just relaxed slightly and were caught on the hop which was a great shame.

Synonyms

unprepared, unready, off guard, unawares, by surprise, with one's defences down

informal napping, asleep at the wheel

British informal with one's trousers down

North American informal with one's pants down

2Bustling about; busy: we were always kept on the hop...

She gave us a brilliant, capricious Serse, always a King, always keeping his subjects on the hop.
As always, music is keeping Tommy Cowan on the hop.
It was my periodontist, racing the clock and on the hop, who gave me two weeks to choose between two very depressing solutions to the root problem which has me miserably swallowing antibiotics.

Synonyms

busy, occupied, employed, working, at work, rushed off one's feet, hard-pressed, on the job

informal busy as a bee, on the go

See parent entry: hop

单词	on the hop
释义	on the hop British informal 1Unprepared: he was caught on the hop... I have to admit I was caught on the hop, completely unaware that the draw had even taken place. He added: ‘We were caught on the hop by the number of people that wanted to come and express their solidarity.’ But we just relaxed slightly and were caught on the hop which was a great shame. Synonyms unprepared, unready, off guard, unawares, by surprise, with one's defences down informal napping, asleep at the wheel British informal with one's trousers down North American informal with one's pants down 2Bustling about; busy: we were always kept on the hop... She gave us a brilliant, capricious Serse, always a King, always keeping his subjects on the hop. As always, music is keeping Tommy Cowan on the hop. It was my periodontist, racing the clock and on the hop, who gave me two weeks to choose between two very depressing solutions to the root problem which has me miserably swallowing antibiotics. Synonyms busy, occupied, employed, working, at work, rushed off one's feet, hard-pressed, on the job informal busy as a bee, on the go See parent entry: hop
随便看	be barking up the wrong tree be beaten at the post be beforehand with be better than a poke in the eye with a sharp (or burnt) stick be better than nothing be bitten by the —— bug be blown off course bebop bebopper be borne in on (or upon) be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth be bouncing off the walls be brought to bed be browned off be built like a brick shithouse be bumping along the bottom be burned at the stake BEC be called (or go) to the Bar be called within the Bar becalm becalmed became becard be carved on tablets of stone