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词汇 somersaulting
释义 somersaulting
present participle ofsomersault
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.
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