She leaped lightly to the opposite bank of the stream.她轻盈地跳到小溪的对岸去了。
spring指突然而迅速地从某处跳起,强调跳得轻、快或突然,给人一种弹性感。例如:
He sprang to his feet.他突然一跃而起。skip指轻快地跳,两脚相互交叉地跳。例如:
The children skipped down the street to the sweet shop.孩子们蹦蹦跳跳地上街买糖去了。
hop用于人时,指单足跳; 用于动物时,指所有的足一齐跳。例如:
The wounded soldier hopped across the street.受伤的士兵跳过了大街。
常用短语
all of a jump
在心情紧张中; 心惊胆战地 in a state of being nervous
What's the matter with you—all of a jump!你怎幺啦?——这幺心神不安!
at a full jump
全速地,迅速地 at full speed
The irate animal made for us, coming at a full jump.那头髮怒的动物以最快的速度向我们冲来。
at one jump
一下子,立即 at once
He came to the conclusion at one jump.他一下子就得出了结论。
be for the high jump
一定要受到处罚,一定要被责骂 sure to be punished or scolded
If you mess about with my computer again, you'll be for the high jump.如果你再来乱动我的计算机,就有你好看的。
from the jump
从一开始 from the beginning
I found the task difficult from the jump.一开始,我就发现这任务很艰巨。
get〔have〕 the jump on
抢在…之前行动,对…占优先地位 get an advantage by standing quicker than
While all our plans were still in the blueprint stage, our competitors got the jump on us by announcing their new model.我们的全部设计还在蓝图阶段,我们的对手已抢在我们之前预告了他们的新式样了。
on (the) jump
1.突然地; 匆忙地 suddenly and quickly
We heard them coming and coming on jump, too.我们听出,他们已经快到了——而且来势极猛。
2.坐立不安,神经紧张 be upset
That elderly gentleman was exceedingly on the jump, as nervous as a man well could be.那位老先生坐立不安,紧张得不得了。