jump
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they jump | |
| he / she / it jumps | |
| past simple jumped | |
| past participle jumped | |
| -ing form jumping |
- [intransitive]
to move quickly off the ground or away from a surface by pushing yourself with your legs and feet 跳；跃；跳跃 ‘Quick, jump!’ he shouted. “赶快，跳！” 他大声叫道。 - jump + adv./prep.
She jumped into the water to save them. 她跳进水里去救他们。 He jumped into the air and started cheering. 他跳到空中，开始欢呼。 She jumped down from the chair. 她从椅子上跳了下来。 The children were jumping up and down with excitement. 孩子们兴奋得跳来跳去。 The pilot jumped from the burning plane (= with a parachute). 飞行员从着火的飞机跳伞了。 He killed himself by jumping off a bridge. 他跳桥自杀了。 - jump + noun
She has jumped 2.2 metres. 她跳了 2.2 米。
Extra ExamplesHe tried to jump back on board. 他试图跳回船上。 She jumped up onto the table. 她跳到了桌子上。 Stop jumping on the furniture! 不要在家具上跳了！ They all jumped for joy and hugged each other. 他们全都高兴地跳起来并互相拥抱。 The dog kept jumping up at me. 那只狗不停地往我身上扑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- almost
- nearly
- …
- try to
- from
- into
- off
- …
- jump for joy
- [intransitive, transitive]
to pass over something by jumping 跳过；跃过；跨越 - jump over something
He jumped over the wall to get away. 他跳过墙逃走了。 - jump something
Can you jump that gate? 你能跳过那篱笆门吗？ He jumped the stream and carried on up the hill. 他跳过小溪，继续上山。 His horse fell as it jumped the last hurdle. 他的马在跨越最后一个栏时跌倒了。 - jump something over something
I jumped my horse over all the fences. 我纵马跃过了所有的障碍物。
- jump over something
- [intransitive] jump + adv./prep.
to move quickly and suddenly 突然快速移动 He jumped to his feet when they called his name. 他们叫到他的名字时他一下子就站了起来。 She jumped up and ran out of the room. 她蓦地跳起来跑出房间。 Do you want a ride? Jump in. 你想搭车吗？快上来吧。 He jumped out of the car and disappeared into the building. 他跳下车，消失在大楼里。 When she heard the news, she immediately jumped on a plane to France. 一听到这个消息，她立刻搭乘飞机飞往法国。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- immediately
- instantly
- …
- make somebody
- in
- jump out of your skin
- [intransitive]
to make a sudden movement because of surprise, fear or excitement （因吃惊、害怕或激动而）猛地一动，突然一跳 Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1He crept up behind me and made me jump. 他蹑手蹑脚地走到我背后，吓了我一跳。 She jumped slightly at the sound of the bell. 听到铃声她微微跳了一下。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- immediately
- instantly
- …
- make somebody
- in
- jump out of your skin
- [intransitive]
to rise suddenly by a large amount 突升；猛涨；激增 - jump by…
Prices jumped by 60% last year. 去年，物价暴涨 60%。 - jump (from…) (to…)
Sales jumped from $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion. 销售额从 27 亿美元猛增到 35 亿美元。 Your interest rate might suddenly jump at the end of the fixed period. 在固定期限结束时，你的利率可能会突然上升。 - jump + noun
The FTSE 100 benchmark index jumped 199.9 points. 富时100指数(FTSE 100)基准指数上涨199.9点。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb2Profits jumped by 15 per cent during the year. 这一年的利润增长了15%。 Shares jumped from 2p to 222p. 股价从2便士跃升至222便士。
- jump by…
- [intransitive] jump (about/around) (from something to something)
to change suddenly from one subject to another 突然改变，突然转换（话题、题目） - [transitive] jump something
to leave out something and pass to a further point or stage 略去；略过；跳过 - [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
to move suddenly and unexpectedly, especially out of the correct position 突然跳出正常位置；意外地离开正常位置 - [transitive, intransitive] jump (on) somebody (informal)
to attack somebody suddenly 突然袭击（某人）；猛地扑向（某人） - [transitive] jump something (North American English)
to get on a vehicle very quickly, especially in a way that is dangerous or illegal 跳上（车辆等） to jump a bus 跳上公共汽车
- (North American English) (also jump-start British and North American English)jump something
to start the engine of a car by connecting the battery to the battery of another car with jump leads 用跨接引线启动（汽车发动机） - (North American English) (also jump-start British and North American English)jump something
to put a lot of energy into starting a process or an activity or into making it start more quickly 愤怒地反驳；猛烈回击某人 - be jumping[intransitive] (informal)
to be very lively 欢跃；雀跃
move off/to ground跳
pass over something跨跃
move quickly快速移动
increase增加
change suddenly突然改变
leave out略去
of machine/device机器；器具
attack袭击
vehicle车辆
be lively活泼
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘be moved or thrown with a sudden jerk’): probably imitative of the sound of feet coming into contact with the ground.
Idioms
be jumping up and down
- (informal)
to be very angry or excited about something 暴跳如雷；欢欣雀跃 The local residents are jumping up and down complaining about the noise. 当地居民上蹿下跳地抱怨噪音。
climb/jump on the bandwagon
- (informal, disapproving)
to join others in doing something that is becoming fashionable because you hope to become popular or successful yourself 赶时髦；追随潮流 politicians eager to jump on the environmental bandwagon 急于随大溜加入环保行列的政客们
jump/skip bail
to fail to appear at your trial after you have paid money to be allowed to go free until the trial 闯红灯 He skipped bail and went on the run for two weeks. 他弃保潜逃，逃亡了两周。
jump/be thrown in at the deep end
- (informal)
to start or be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for （使）陷入未曾料到的艰难处境，一筹莫展 Junior hospital doctors are thrown in at the deep end in their first jobs. 医院的初级医生开始工作时会遇上未曾料到的困难。 The company believes in throwing new employees in at the deep end with no training. 该公司认为应该不经培训就让新员工从困难的部份做起。
jump down somebody’s throat
- (informal)
to react very angrily to somebody 愤怒地反驳；猛烈回击某人
jump the gun
to do something too soon, before the right time 抢跑；过早行动
jump the lights (British English)
(also run a (red) light, run the lights especially in North American English)
- (informal)
to fail to stop at a red traffic light 闯红灯
jump out of your skin
- (informal)
to move violently because of a sudden shock 大吃一惊；吓一大跳 She nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw me. 她见到我时大吃一惊。
jump the queue (British English)
(North American English cut in line, jump the line)
to go to the front of a line of people without waiting for your turn 插队；加塞儿；不按次序排队 She jumped the queue at the ticket counter. 她在售票柜台插队。 - (figurative)
Because he had money, he was able to jump the queue and get treatment that was not available to other people. 因为他有钱，所以他能够插队并得到其他人得不到的治疗。
jump the rails
(of a train 火车 to leave the track suddenly 出轨；脱轨
jump the shark
(used especially about a television series, etc.) to include something that is very hard to believe as an attempt to keep people watching, usually a sign that the show is not as good as it used to be （尤指电视剧等）为抓人眼球而加入荒诞的内容 Has the show finally jumped the shark? 这档节目为刺激收视，最终加入荒诞不经的内容了吗？
jump ship
to leave the ship on which you are serving, without permission 擅自弃职离船 to leave an organization that you belong to, suddenly and unexpectedly 擅自离队；擅离职守
jump through hoops
to do something difficult or complicated in order to achieve something （为达到目的而）经受磨难 You have to jump through so many hoops to get a job like this. 要得到这样一份工作，你必须经历许多困难。
jump/leap to conclusions | jump/leap to the conclusion that…
jump to it
(North American English also hop to it)
- (informal)
used to tell somebody to hurry and do something quickly 赶快；加油；快点干
