Word
summersault
筋斗；翻跟头
an acrobatic feat in which the body rolls forward or backward over the head and returns to an upright position
somersault 的变体拼写。
- 1.
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
一种杂技动作,脚越过头部(向前或向后)然后恢复原状
一种杂技动作,脚越过头部(向前或向后)然后恢复原状；& vi.= somersault [变体]
In use
During the school play, the clown did a summersault and the children laughed.
My little brother tries to turn a summersault every time he sees a soft bed.
The gymnast performed a perfect summersault and landed on both feet.
do a summersault
The child did a summersault on the grass.
孩子在草地上翻了一个筋斗。
perform a summersault
The gymnast performed a perfect summersault.
体操运动员完美地翻了一个筋斗。
summersault over sth
summersault 是 somersault 的变体拼写，两者用法相同。
He summersaulted over the low wall.
他翻筋斗跃过那堵矮墙。
Common mistakes
He summersault across the mat.He summersaults across the mat.
summersault 作为动词时，第三人称单数需要加 -s。此处主语为 he，动词应用 summersaults。
She performed summersault on the stage.She performed a summersault on the stage.
summersault 作为可数名词，前面需要不定冠词 a 或 an。这里应用 a summersault。
Connections
Confusing words
- somersault
- 翻筋斗 · somersault是标准拼写，而summersault是变体，两者含义相同但拼写不同
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.