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Hop Prep Move  »I Short Person Jumping Foot

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Back / hɔp; NAmE hɑːp / 
◙ verb (-pp-) 
1. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] (of a person 人) to move by jumping on one foot
• 单脚跳行:
 »I couldn't put my weight on my ankle and had to hop everywhere. 
  我有一个脚脖子使不上劲,不得不单脚跳来跳去。 
 »kids hopping over puddles 
  单足跳过水坑的孩子们 
2. [V +adv. / prep.] (of an animal or a bird 动物或鸟) to move by jumping with all or both feet together
• 齐足(或双足)跳行:
 »A robin was hopping around on the path. 
  一只知更鸟在小路上跳来跳去。 
3. [V +adv. / prep.] (informal) to go or move somewhere quickly and suddenly
• 突然快速去某处:
 »Hop in, I'll drive you home. 
  快上车吧,我开车送你回家。 
 »to hop into / out of bed
  一头钻进被窝;猛然起牀 
 »I hopped on the next train. 
  我跳上了下一列火车。 
 »We hopped over to Paris for the weekend. 
  我们冲到巴黎去过了个周末。 
4. [VN] (NAmE) ~ a plane, bus, train, etc. to get on a plane, bus, etc.
• 登上(飞机、汽车、火车等)
5. [V] ~ (from sth to sth) to change from one activity or subject to another
• 换来换去;不断更换:
 »I like to hop from channel to channel when I watch TV. 
  我看电视时喜欢不断地转换频道。

【IDIOMS】

◘ 'hop it 
• (BrE, old-fashioned, informal) usually used in orders to tell sb to go away
• (用于命令)走开
【SYN】 go away :
 »Go on, hop it! 
  快点走开! 
◘ hop 'to it 
(NAmE) = jump to it at jump v.◙ noun 
1. [C] a short jump by a person on one foot
• 单足短距离跳跃:
 »He crossed the hall with a hop, skip and a jump. 
  他来了一个三级跳远穿过了大厅。 
2. [C] a short jump by an animal or a bird with all or both feet together
• (动物或鸟的)齐足(或双足)短距离跳跃
3. [C] a short journey, especially by plane
• (尤指乘飞机的)短途旅行
4. [C] a tall climbing plant with green female flowers that are shaped like cones 
• 忽布;啤酒花
5. hops [pl.] the green female flowers of the hop plant that have been dried, used for making beer
• (干的)忽布花,啤酒花
6. [C] (old-fashioned, informal) a social event at which people dance in an informal way
• (非正式)舞会
--› see also hip hop 
--› more at catch v. 


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