| 释义 |
som·er·sault
I. noun
also sum·mer·sault \ˈsəmə(r)ˌsȯlt\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French sombresaut leap, alteration of soubresaut, soubresault, probably from (assumed) Old Provençal sobresaut, from Old Provençal sobre over (from Latin super) + saut leap, jump, from Latin saltus — more at over, salt
1. : an act of turning end over end: as
a. : a stunt or maneuver in which a person stoops down and while remaining in a tuck position rolls end over end on the floor either forward or backward
b. : a leap or jump in which a person turns his heels over his head forward or backward before landing on the floor
c. : a front or back dive executed in tuck, pike, or layout position in which the diver rotates end over end one or more times before entering the water
2. : an action held to resemble a somersault : a reversal of policy, tactics, or position : a complete overturn
< saying that our present Far Eastern policy represents a complete somersault — New Republic >
< led Bulgaria in its complete somersault from the camp of the Axis into the fold of the Allies — E.P.Snow >
II. intransitive verb
also summersault \“\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to turn or execute a somersault |