单词 | hop |
释义 | hop (once / 401 pages) 1vn 2n To hop is to bounce or jump, either on one foot or both feet. Bunnies hop. People hop. And, sometimes, people do a dance called the "Bunny Hop." No joke. If you lose a shoe in a rainstorm, you might hop along on one foot until you find it again. You can also hop into and out of things, or up to or down from a height: "Hop in the car, let's go!" Something that's "a hop, skip, and a jump" from where you are is extremely close, a short trip. The Old English root of hop is hoppian, "to spring, leap, or dance." WORD FAMILYhop: hopped, hopper, hopping, hops+/hopper: hoppers USAGE EXAMPLESDid you hop in the shower, check your email or grab a doughnut? New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) I hopped a flight and drove to the Navajo Nation. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) He hopped through the back of the end zone and did a little dance in front of the Ohio State section. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v jump lightly Syn|Hyper hop-skip, skip bound, jump, leap, spring move forward by leaps and bounds 2v make a jump forward or upward Hyper bound, jump, leap, spring move forward by leaps and bounds 3v move quickly from one place to another Hyper move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 4v jump across He hopped the bush Hyper clear, top pass by, over, or under without making contact 5v traverse as if by a short airplane trip Hop the Pacific Ocean Hyper cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse travel across or pass over 6v travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc. She hopped a train to Chicago He hopped rides all over the country Hyper travel undergo transportation as in a vehicle 7n the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot) Hyper jump, jumping the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground 8n an informal dance where popular music is played 2Syn|Hyper record hop dance a party for social dancing n twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer Syn|Hypo|Hyper hops European hop, Humulus lupulus, bine, common hop, common hops European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America American hop, Humulus americanusnative American plant sometimes confused with the European hop Humulus japonicus, Japanese hopornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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