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单词 somersault
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somersault

noun
/ˈsʌməsɔːlt/
/ˈsʌmərsɔːlt/
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  1. a movement in which somebody turns over completely, with their feet over their head, on the ground or in the air
    • to do/turn a somersault
    • He turned back somersaults.
    • (figurative) Her heart did a complete somersault when she saw him.
    Topics Sports: other sportsc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a noun): from Old French sombresault, from Provençal sobresaut, from sobre ‘above’ + saut ‘leap’.

somersault

verb
/ˈsʌməsɔːlt/
/ˈsʌmərsɔːlt/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they somersault
/ˈsʌməsɔːlt/
/ˈsʌmərsɔːlt/
he / she / it somersaults
/ˈsʌməsɔːlts/
/ˈsʌmərsɔːlts/
past simple somersaulted
/ˈsʌməsɔːltɪd/
/ˈsʌmərsɔːltɪd/
past participle somersaulted
/ˈsʌməsɔːltɪd/
/ˈsʌmərsɔːltɪd/
-ing form somersaulting
/ˈsʌməsɔːltɪŋ/
/ˈsʌmərsɔːltɪŋ/
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  1. (+ adv./prep.) to turn over completely in the air
    • The car hit the kerb and somersaulted into the air.
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a noun): from Old French sombresault, from Provençal sobresaut, from sobre ‘above’ + saut ‘leap’.
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