| 词汇 | somersault |
| 释义 | somersault noun[ C ] uk /ˈsʌm.ə.sɔːlt/ us /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɑːlt/ a rolling movement or jump, either forwards or backwards, in which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again: 筋斗 Do you want to see me do a somersault? She was so happy she turned three somersaults on the lawn.她太高兴了，在草坪上连翻了3个筋斗。 Synonym flip Compare cartwheelnoun Sunnybeach/E+/GettyImages He did his first somersault on a trampoline when he was two. She attempted a backwards somersault. He could do somersaults and cartwheels and he could walk on his hands. Gymnastics aerialist artistic gymnastics asymmetric bars back lever backflip balance beam buck gym gymnast rope climb rope climbing split spotter stand on your hands/headidiom stick stick the landingidiom the splitsphrase trampoline trapeze tuck somersault verb uk /ˈsʌm.ə.sɔːlt/ us /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɑːlt/ [ I ] to roll or jump, either forwards or backwards, turning over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again: Acrobats somersaulted across the stage. He was supposed to crouch on the floor and wait for a large girl named Maureen to somersault over him. [ I or T ] to turn over completely, or to make something do this: The bus plunged down the embankment, somersaulted twice, and finally landed on its side. The driver went out of control and somersaulted his car into a knot of onlookers. Synonyms cartwheel flip(TURN) overturn(GO UPSIDE DOWN) turn(CHANGE POSITION) He would somersault off the elephants' backs into the river. Her horse somersaulted over the fence and fell on her. You need a good kite that somersaults easily Three women died instantly when the bus somersaulted into a ditch. Movement through the air airborne buoyantly buzz flight flighted float fly glide hang time hover levitate mid-air skim smoothness soar soaring stunt swishy swoop wheel You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Gymnastics somersault | American Dictionarysomersault noun[ C ] us/ˈsʌm·ərˌsɔlt/ a rolling movement or jump, either forward or backward, in which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish on your feet: She turned somersaults on the lawn. somersaultverb[ I ]us/ˈsʌm·ərˌsɔlt/ The bus plunged down the hill, somersaulted twice, and landed on its side. Examples of somersaultsomersault When being pushed, the clown makes somersaults down the ramp onto the pillow. All the while the performers walked or bounced out from the side of the building, turning somersaults or colliding. Their study suggested indeed that experts' somersaults are continuously regulated with respect to a prospective visual variable (the first order time to contact relating to the ground surface). He manages not only to ride five or six horses galloping in several directions but to perform somersaults on at least two of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He wriggles, twists and turns at every opportunity to defend the somersault that he has made since 1977. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want some assurance that between this year and next he is not going to turn another somersault. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like an explanation of why they have performed such a somersault in opinion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I prefer the somersault which he performed this afternoon to his recent performance as an equestrian. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people will not be deceived by such somersaults. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is nonsense for a man to turn round, somersault and twist as he has done in a matter of 24 or 48 hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When we change our policy, we have turned a somersault. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This year, we have been treated to a similar saga of somersaults. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am now becoming used to these somersaults. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I quite agree that they are well-feed somersaults, but they cost a great deal of time as well as a great deal of money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had a reversal and a somersault since devaluation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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