Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #21180
somersault
/ˈsʌmɝːˌsɔlt/
verb
翻筋斗;翻跟头
To perform a somersault; turn the body head over heels.
- 1.
To perform a somersault.
做翻筋斗动作。
- 2.
do a somersault
翻筋斗
做翻筋斗动作。;翻筋斗
In use
The gymnast somersaulted across the mat.
She loves somersaulting in the pool during summer.
He somersaults every morning as part of his warm-up.
Verb forms
base somersault · third person somersaults · -ing somersaulting · past somersaulted · past participle somersaulted
常规动词
Connections
Collocations
- somersault through the air
- 在空中翻筋斗
- The acrobat somersaulted through the air.杂技演员在空中翻了筋斗。
- somersault into the water
- 翻筋斗入水
- The diver somersaulted into the water.跳水运动员翻着筋斗跳入水中。
- somersault backward
- 向后翻筋斗
- The gymnast somersaulted backward and landed on her feet.体操运动员向后翻筋斗,双脚落地。
- somersault down the hill
- 翻滚下山
- The car somersaulted down the hill and came to rest in a field.汽车翻滚下山,最后停在田野里。
Synonyms
- flip
- 快速翻转;翻个儿 · flip 较口语化,可泛指任何快速翻转(如翻书页、翻煎饼),不一定指完整的筋斗;表示体操空翻时常用,但不如 somersault 正式。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“summer salt”:夏天翻筋斗,汗水像盐粒一样洒出。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:体操训练、日常锻炼、儿童游戏 该词作动词时表示做翻筋斗的动作,属于普通中性用语,多用于体操、运动或日常活动等场合;口语中也常说do a somersault。
Pronunciation & Spelling
末尾发 /ɔlt/ 且与 somersault 的 -sault 押韵的词:salt、fault、vault、assault、halt。注意:summer /ˈsʌmɚ/ 只是与 somersault 开头的 /sʌmɚ/ 发音相同,并不是整词押韵;somersault 中的 -sault 读 /sɔlt/,不要按法语读法读成 /suː/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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