Hopping
Definition / 定义
hopping 是动词 hop 的现在分词/动名词,常见含义为:
- 跳跃;(尤指)单脚跳
- (口语)热闹的、很火的(如 a hopping party “很嗨的派对”)
(另有少见用法如与啤酒“加啤酒花”相关的 hopping,此处不展开。)
Pronunciation / 发音
/ˈhɑːpɪŋ/
Examples / 例句
The rabbit was hopping across the grass.
兔子正跳着穿过草地。
Hopping from stone to stone, she crossed the stream without getting wet, even though the current was fast.
她从一块石头跳到另一块石头,尽管水流很急,还是没把身上弄湿就过了小溪。
Etymology / 词源
hop 源自古英语 hoppian(意为“跳、蹦”),与日耳曼语族中表示“跳跃”的词同源。hopping 是其 -ing 形式,用来表示“正在跳”或“跳跃这件事”。
Related Words / 相关词
Literary Works / 文学作品举例
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland(Lewis Carroll)
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit(Beatrix Potter)
- The Wind in the Willows(Kenneth Grahame)