hop UK [hɒp] US [hɑ:p] verb (-pp-) ADVANCED intransitive ■to jump on one foot or to move about in this way 单脚跳•I tried to hop on my good foot while holding onto Jim.我抓住吉姆,并用我那只好脚努力向前跳。 intransitive + adverb or preposition informal ■to go somewhere quickly or to get into or out of a vehicle quickly 快速去(某地);快速跳上(或跳下)(车辆)•We hopped over to Bruges for the weekend.我们飞速赶到布鲁日去度周末。 •I hopped on the bus at the traffic lights.我在红绿灯处匆匆跳上公共汽车。 intransitive ■If a small animal, bird or insect hops, it moves by jumping on all or two of its feet at the same time (鸟、兽或昆虫)蹦跳•The rabbit/bird hopped across the grass.兔子/鸟蹦跳着穿过草地。 UK [hɒp] US [hɑ:p] verb (-pp-) hop it UK old-fashioned informal ■used to tell someone to go away 走开 UK [hɒp] US [hɑ:p] verb (-pp-) hopping mad old-fashioned ■very angry 暴怒 UK [hɒp] US [hɑ:p] noun JUMP 跳跃 countable ■a short jump by a person on one foot, or by a small animal, bird or insect on all or two of its feet at the same time 单足短距离跳跃;(小动物、鸟或昆虫的)齐足(或双足)短距离跳跃•With his feet tied together he could only move in little hops.他双脚被捆在一起,只能小步跳。 be a short hop informal ■to be a short journey or distance, especially in an aircraft 短程旅行(尤指搭飞机)•London to Edinburgh is just a short hop by plane.搭飞机的话,从伦敦到爱丁堡只是很短的一程。 UK [hɒp] US [hɑ:p] noun PLANT 植物 hops [plural] ■the dried fruits of a climbing plant which are used to give a bitter flavour to beer 啤酒花 UK [hɒp] US [hɑ:p] noun catch sb on the hop UK informal ■to do something when someone is not ready for it and is not able to deal with it 使(某人)措手不及•I'm afraid you've caught me on the hop - I wasn't expecting you till next week.恐怕你让我有点措手不及——我以为你下周才会来。 UK [hɒp] US [hɑ:p] adjective [before noun] ■relating to hops 啤酒花的•a hop plant啤酒花植株 |