channel-hopv.

Brit.

/ˈtʃanlhɒp/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæn(ə)lˌhɑp/

Forms: also (in sense 1) with capital initial in the first element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, hop v.¹

Etymology: < channel n.¹ + hop v.¹ Compare earlier channel hopper n. and (with use in sense 1) channel-hopping adj.

1. intransitive. Chiefly British. Usually with capital initial. To travel across the English Channel (and back), esp. frequently or for only a brief visit. Frequently with to, from.

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1964 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 27 Aug. 18/1 They began with a stay in England, then channel-hopped to drive through France, Spain, Italy, [etc.].

1988 Today 16 Jan. 26/6 Parts of northern France are so near to England it is possible to pop over for the weekend. Channel-hop to Normandy for cream and Calvados.

2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 6 May More than seven million people channel-hop to Calais each year to take advantage of reduced prices.

2008 London Lite (Nexis) 29 Oct. 35 Jarvis..Channel-hops from France to play a special pre-Christmas show.

2. Originally U.S.

a. transitive. To switch between different television channels' coverage of (an event); to change frequently between (television channels or programmes), esp. using a remote-control device.Now much less common than the intransitive use.

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1965 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post Standard 4 Sept. 14/6 I channel-hopped the splashdown but the high-spot for me was the fact Astronauts Conrad and Cooper were all right.

2014 Times (Nexis) 8 May 1 The urge to vent frustration at fellow road users, thump computer keyboards or channel-hop television stations has become a familiar facet of our gadgetfilled lives.

b. intransitive. To change frequently between television channels, esp. using a remote-control device; to switch from one channel to another. Also in extended use. Cf. channel surf v.

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1968 Times 2 July p. viii/1 I can sit about all evening channel hopping, from the test signal to the end of the late night film.

1986 Daily Tel. 4 Nov. 17/2 Because television can be viewed in inattention, tuned in and out of, channel hopped, it didn't develop the concentration needed to read a book.

1991 Hist. Workshop Spring 159 I suspect few will read it from cover to cover, preferring instead to dip into it, discontinuously ‘channel-hopping’.

1999 I. McBride in A. Rosenthal Why Docudrama? viii. 116 On one of those empty evenings between business meetings, a woman channel hopped to PBS and landed on something strange.

2016 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Apr. I happened to channel-hop smack into the middle of a religious talk-show interview with Marty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	channel-hop
释义	channel-hopv. Brit. /ˈtʃanlhɒp/, U.S. /ˈtʃæn(ə)lˌhɑp/ Forms: also (in sense 1) with capital initial in the first element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, hop v.¹ Etymology: < channel n.¹ + hop v.¹ Compare earlier channel hopper n. and (with use in sense 1) channel-hopping adj. 1. intransitive. Chiefly British. Usually with capital initial. To travel across the English Channel (and back), esp. frequently or for only a brief visit. Frequently with to, from. ΚΠ 1964 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 27 Aug. 18/1 They began with a stay in England, then channel-hopped to drive through France, Spain, Italy, [etc.]. 1988 Today 16 Jan. 26/6 Parts of northern France are so near to England it is possible to pop over for the weekend. Channel-hop to Normandy for cream and Calvados. 2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 6 May More than seven million people channel-hop to Calais each year to take advantage of reduced prices. 2008 London Lite (Nexis) 29 Oct. 35 Jarvis..Channel-hops from France to play a special pre-Christmas show. 2. Originally U.S. a. transitive. To switch between different television channels' coverage of (an event); to change frequently between (television channels or programmes), esp. using a remote-control device.Now much less common than the intransitive use. ΚΠ 1965 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post Standard 4 Sept. 14/6 I channel-hopped the splashdown but the high-spot for me was the fact Astronauts Conrad and Cooper were all right. 2014 Times (Nexis) 8 May 1 The urge to vent frustration at fellow road users, thump computer keyboards or channel-hop television stations has become a familiar facet of our gadgetfilled lives. b. intransitive. To change frequently between television channels, esp. using a remote-control device; to switch from one channel to another. Also in extended use. Cf. channel surf v. ΚΠ 1968 Times 2 July p. viii/1 I can sit about all evening channel hopping, from the test signal to the end of the late night film. 1986 Daily Tel. 4 Nov. 17/2 Because television can be viewed in inattention, tuned in and out of, channel hopped, it didn't develop the concentration needed to read a book. 1991 Hist. Workshop Spring 159 I suspect few will read it from cover to cover, preferring instead to dip into it, discontinuously ‘channel-hopping’. 1999 I. McBride in A. Rosenthal Why Docudrama? viii. 116 On one of those empty evenings between business meetings, a woman channel hopped to PBS and landed on something strange. 2016 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Apr. I happened to channel-hop smack into the middle of a religious talk-show interview with Marty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1964
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