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jumping 音标拼音: [dʒ'ʌmpɪŋ] a. 跳跃的 跳跃的 jumping n 1: the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump 2: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; " he advanced in a series of jumps"; " the jumping was unexpected" [ synonym: { jump}, { jumping}] jump \ jump\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { jumped} ( j[ u^] mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. { jumping}.] [ Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one' s self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. [ 1913 Webster] Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. " The jumping chariots." -- Nahum iii. 2. [ 1913 Webster] A flock of geese jump down together. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. " It jumps with my humor." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] { To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance. [ 1913 Webster]
Jumping \ Jump" ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of { Jump}, to leap. [ 1913 Webster] { Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican { Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({ Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. { Jumping deer} ( Zool.), a South African rodent ({ Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. { Jumping louse} ( Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family { Psyllid[ ae]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. { Jumping mouse} ( Zool.), North American mouse ({ Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also { kangaroo mouse}. { Jumping mullet} ( Zool.), gray mullet. { Jumping shrew} ( Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus { Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. { Jumping spider} ( Zool.), spider of the genus { Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ ae]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. [ 1913 Webster] 19 Moby Thesaurus words for " jumping": bouncing, bounding, capering, hopping, hurdle race, hurdling, leaping, pole vaulting, prancing, saltant, saltation, saltatorial, saltatory, skipping, springing, steeplechase, the hurdles, timber topping, vaulting
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