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somersault
翻筋斗；跟头
An acrobatic movement in which the body rolls forward or backward with the feet passing over the head.
- 1.
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.
从站立开始,身体在空中或地面旋转360度,双脚越过头部。
- 2.
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
一种杂技动作,双脚翻过头顶(向前或向后)并复位
从站立开始,身体在空中或地面旋转360度,双脚越过头部。；一种杂技动作,双脚翻过头顶(向前或向后)并复位；筋斗
In use
The gymnast landed safely after completing a perfect somersault in the air.
The children practiced doing forward somersaults on the soft mat during gym class.
The clown entertained the audience by performing a backward somersault from a small stool.
Connections
Collocations
- do a somersault
- 翻一个跟头
- The child learned to do a somersault in the gym.孩子在这家体育馆学会了翻跟头。
- forward somersault
- 前滚翻
- A forward somersault is one of the first moves in gymnastics.前滚翻是体操中最早学的动作之一。
- backward somersault
- 后滚翻
- He practiced a backward somersault on the mat.他在垫子上练习后滚翻。
- double somersault
- 空翻两周
- The gymnast completed a double somersault in the air.体操运动员在空中完成了一次空翻两周。
Idioms & figurative uses
- do a somersault
- （观点、立场、政策等的）彻底转变；180度大转弯After fierce criticism, the mayor did a somersault and dropped the plan.在强烈的批评后，市长来了个180度大转弯，放弃了这个计划。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：somersault 音似 summer salt，想象夏天在沙滩上翻一个 360° 筋斗，脚过头顶。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：体操、杂技表演、日常口语描述 该词为中性词，通常用于体操、杂技或日常描述翻跟头动作；口语和书面语都常见，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是以 /ɔlt/ 结尾的词:assault /əˈsɔlt/、fault /fɔlt/、vault /vɔlt/、salt /sɔlt/、halt /hɔlt/,它们和 somersault 的尾音 /sɔlt/ 一致。注意 summer /ˈsʌmɚ/ 与 somersault 的前半部分读音相同,但拼写和结尾不同;拼写中 -sault 容易误读成 /sɔː/,实际读 /sɔlt/。
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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