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释义 | jump1 verbjump2 noun jumpjump1 /dʒʌmp/ ●●● S2 W3 verb ![]() ![]() MENU FOR jumpjump1 upwards2 downwards3 move fast4 in fear/surprise5 increase6 keep changing7 miss a stage8 machine9 attack10 jump to conclusions11 jump the gun12 jump for joy13 jump down somebody’s throat14 jump the queue15 jump through hoops16 jump ship17 jump bail18 jump to it!19 (go) jump in a lake!20 jump the rails21 jump a light22 jump a train23 jump the shark24 car25 sexPhrasal verbsjump at somethingjump injump on somebodyjump out at somebody Verb TableVERB TABLE jump
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THESAURUS► jump Collocations verb [intransitive, transitive] to push yourself up into the air, over something etc, using your legs: · The cat jumped up onto the table.· He jumped over the stream.· His horse jumped the fence successfully. ► skip verb [intransitive] to move forwards with little jumps between your steps, especially because you are feeling happy: · The little girl was skipping down the street. ► hop verb [intransitive] to jump or move around on one leg: · He was hopping around because he’d injured his foot. ► leap verb [intransitive, transitive] especially written to suddenly jump up high or a long way: · The deer leapt over the fence.· Tina leapt onto the boat as it was moving away.· Fish were leaping out of the water. ► bounce verb [intransitive] to jump up and down several times, especially on something that has springs in it: · Children love bouncing on beds. ► dive verb [intransitive] to jump into water with your head and arms first: · Zoë dived into the swimming pool. ► vault verb [intransitive, transitive] especially written to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you: · He vaulted the ticket barrier and ran for the exit.· Ben tried to vault over the bar. Longman Language Activatorto jump in the air► jump to push yourself off the ground or away from something, using your legs: · How high can you jump?· The driver jumped clear as his vehicle fell into the river below.jump into/onto/up etc: · My cat always jumps up onto the table when I'm trying to work.· She jumped down from the wall. ► jump up and down to jump several times, always landing in the same place: · At the back of the stand, Redsox fans were jumping up and down with excitement.· Stop jumping up and down -- keep still! ► hop to jump or move forward on one leg rather than two: · Mary was hopping anxiously from one foot to another.hop along/around/over etc: · It's a game in which you hop around trying to knock the other players over. ► skip if someone, especially a child, skips along, they move along with a little jump between their steps: · Can you skip to the other end of the playground.skip along/around etc: · The children went skipping along the path. ► leap especially written to jump as far or high as you can: leap onto/through etc: · He leaped through the window and was gone.· Tessa leaped onto the boat just as it was moving away from the bank.· The fish leaped out of the water. ► dive to jump into water with your head and arms first: · Roger was standing at the edge of the pool ready to dive.dive into/in/off: · Evan dived off the rock into the sea.· The pool was deserted, and Lindsey wasted no time before diving in head-first. to go over something by jumping► jump: jump over/across · The dog jumped the gate and ran away howling.· Ricky jumped across the stream and ran all the way home.· He raced down the garden and jumped over the wall. ► leap especially written to go over something with a long or high jump: · I leapt the fence to safety, leaving the dog snarling behind me.leap over/across: · The bartender leapt over the bar and tried to stop the fight. ► vault to jump over something, using your hands to help you: · He makes vaulting a five foot wall look easy.vault over: · Jack vaulted over the railings. ► clear to jump over something easily without touching it, especially in a race: · He cleared the first two obstacles, but hit the top of the third.· There was a sprinkling of applause as the horses cleared the last fence. to attack someone suddenly and unexpectedly► ambush if a group of people ambush someone, they hide and wait for them and then suddenly attack them: · The rebel group successfully ambushed a regiment of American reinforcements.· He was afraid he would be stopped by government troops or, even worse, ambushed by the Vietcong. · Parker ambushed a school bus on a field trip and held 17 children and their teacher hostage. ► be set upon by to suddenly be attacked by people or animals, especially when you are going somewhere - used especially in written or literary contexts: · He had been set upon by bat-wielding racists, so he understood how I felt.· The drivers were set upon by a mob, including several women, which showered them with stones. ► turn on also turn upon to suddenly attack someone you are with, especially when it is very unexpected: · Red with rage, Frank turned on Anna, grasping her arm in a vice-like grip.· Then the warriors turned upon each other, for a fight to the death. ► strike to make a quick sudden attack especially on someone who is not expecting to be attacked: · They felt sure the killer would strike again, but could not say when.· The police struck at dawn in a carefully timed operation to catch the bombers. ► pounce to suddenly jump on another person from a place where you have been hiding, in order to catch or attack them: be ready/waiting/set to pounce: · He crouched on the ground, like an animal ready to pounce.pounce on: · Before he could rescue it, the cat pounced on the bird and carried it to the bushes. ► jump informal to attack someone suddenly and usually from behind, in order to injure them or to rob them: · Two guys tried to jump me in the park last night.· He climbed over the wall and jumped the guard, easily overpowering him. to use an opportunity► take the opportunity: take the opportunity to do something · I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your help.take the opportunity of doing something · I'm going to take every opportunity of going to see Brian while he's living in Germany. ► grab the chance informal to quickly use an opportunity to do something, especially when you think you might not get another chance: · It may be the last time he offers you the job so I'd grab the chance while you can.grab the chance to do something: · Knowing how difficult it is to find a job I grabbed the chance to be trained as an electrician. ► jump at the chance/opportunity to eagerly and quickly use an opportunity to do something: · The early retirement plan is excellent and I'm surprised that people haven't jumped at the opportunity.jump at the chance/opportunity to do something: · When the resort was put up for sale, the Millers jumped at the chance to buy it.· She thought Lewis would jump at the opportunity to make some extra money on weekends.jump at the chance/opportunity of doing something: · Who wouldn't jump at the chance of spending a month in Australia? ► strike while the iron is hot to do something quickly, while you are in a situation in which you are most likely to be successful: · Don't wait until tomorrow before you tell him, strike while the iron is hot! ► make hay while the sun shines spoken to take the opportunity to do something now while the conditions are good, because you might not be able to do it later: · Let's make hay while the sun shines and finish this project before I start falling asleep. ► opportunist someone who always looks for and takes opportunities that might make them more successful -- used to show disapproval: · It is difficult to tell whether he really wants to help May or whether he is just an opportunist.· As the finance company started to fail a few opportunists managed to make more money out of it. to do the same things as other people in a group► follow the crowd/go (along) with the crowd to do the same as the rest of a group of people because you have not really thought about what you want or because you do not want to disagree with what most people think: · That experience taught me never to follow the crowd blindly.· It's hard, as an investor, to resist the urge to go along with the crowd, but that isn't where the money is. ► jump on the bandwagon to do the same as a lot of other people are doing because you think there will be some advantage for you or because it is fashionable: · When they realized there was money to be made from games such as snooker, sportswear advertisers soon jumped on the bandwagon.· Opposition leaders have accused the government of jumping on the asylum seeker bandwagon. to decide that something is true► decide to think that something is true, after thinking about it, checking it, or looking at it: decide (that): · I listened to his story and decided he was probably telling the truth.decide whether/which/what etc: · She couldn't decide whether the dress suited her or not. ► come to/reach the conclusion to decide that something is true after thinking carefully about all the facts: come to/reach the conclusion (that): · I came to the conclusion that there was only one way of tackling the problem.· Scientists were gradually coming to the conclusion that the disease was hereditary. ► conclude to decide that something is true or to make a judgment about it after carefully considering all the facts: conclude (that): · The jury listened carefully to the evidence and concluded that the man was guilty.· It seems reasonable to conclude that people's behaviour is influenced by what they see on TV.conclude from something that: · Davis concludes from an analysis of traffic accidents that the speed limit should be lowered. ► jump to conclusions to decide too quickly that something is true, without considering all the facts: · Don't jump to conclusions! Just because he's late doesn't mean he's had an accident. ► judge formal to decide that something is true after examining a situation carefully and using your knowledge and experience: judge that: · Kaldor judged that the moment was exactly right to call an election.judge whether/which/what etc: · It's difficult to judge whether this is the right time to tell him. ► deduce to decide that something must be true because of other facts that you know - used to talk about scientific or technical decisions: deduce (that): · Darwin's observations led him to deduce that plants and animals could adapt to their surroundings.deduce something from something: · The police surgeon was able to deduce the probable time of death from the temperature of the body. ► infer to form an opinion or decide that something is probably true because of other information you already know: infer that: · It is easy to infer that the marriage was not a very happy one.infer from something that: · From archaeological evidence we can reasonably infer that these people used stone cutting tools. too early► too early · Too much success too early can cause you to grow overconfident.too early to do something · It's still too early to tell if the treatment is going to be effective.too early for · There aren't any raspberries in the stores yet. It's too early for them.far/way too early (=much too early) · We arrived far too early and had to wait outside for an hour. ► too soon happening too early after something else, or doing something much earlier than you should: · I don't think you should go back to work too soon after having the baby.too soon to do something: · It's too soon to say what effect the merger will have on the company's 1500 employeestoo soon for: · I knew it was too soon for any likely resolution of the problem.far/way too soon (=much too soon): · You can't get married next week! That's far too soon.· Lendl hit the ball way too soon. ► untimely written: untimely death/end much earlier than usual or expected, so that people are surprised by it: · Before his untimely death in 1991, Freddie Mercury was a brilliant singer and performer.meet an untimely end (=die early): · His grandfather had met an untimely end as the result of too much whisky. ► premature happening before the normal or natural time: premature death/birth/ageing: · Alcoholism is one of the major causes of premature death.· It has been proved that sunbathing causes premature ageing of the skin.premature baby (=a baby that is born before the normal time): · Her baby was premature and weighed only 2kg. ► jump the gun informal to do or say something too early, before you know what is going to happen next, so that you risk making a mistake: · I think it would be jumping the gun to sign the agreement at this stage.· Surely it's jumping the gun to buy the ring before you've even asked her to marry you? ► it's early days British if you say it's early days , you mean that it is still too early in a process or event to know what will happen: · It's still early days, but all the signs are that the operation has been a success.it's early days yet: · "It looks like Liverpool are going to win the championship.'' "Oh I don't know. It's early days yet.'' to be suddenly frightened► get a fright to be suddenly frightened by something that happens: · I got a terrible fright when that dog jumped out at me.get the fright of your life informal (=be suddenly very frightened): · I got the fright of my life when he suddenly spoke from out of the darkness. ► panic to suddenly become so frightened that you cannot think clearly, especially if this makes you do something dangerous or stupid: · When the parachute didn't open I just panicked.· The soldiers panicked and opened fire on the raiders.· When a plane gets into difficulty it is essential that the pilot does not panic. ► jump to make a sudden movement because you are surprised and frightened by something that happens very suddenly: · Something came out in front of me and I jumped.· Following the attacks, he now jumps every time he hears a plane.jump out of your skin: · She jumped out of her skin, as something cold and snakelike was thrust into her hand. ► go white/pale to suddenly feel very frightened, with the result that your face becomes very pale: · Alexander looked down the hall, and went pale with fright. It was as if he had seen a ghost. go white as a sheet: · You're as white as a sheet. What's happened?· The nurse came in with a hypodermic needle, and Rob went white as a sheet. to make someone feel frightened► frighten · Does the thought of death frighten you?· Take that silly mask off -- you're frightening the children.it frightens somebody to know/think etc · It frightens me to know that the rapist still hasn't been caught.frighten the life out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened) · What are you doing creeping up on me like that? You frightened the life out of me!frighten somebody out of their wits (=make someone feel very frightened) · Film-makers have always known that one way to capture an audience is to frighten it out of its wits. frighten the (living) daylights out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened) · Melissa spun round to see Eddie standing behind her. "You frightened the daylights out of me!" she gasped. "I never heard you come in."frighten somebody into doing something (=make someone do something by frightening them) · Their lawyers tried to frighten us into signing the contract.frighten somebody off/frighten off somebody (=frighten someone so that they go away or stop trying to do something) · The man pulled out a gun and managed to frighten off his attackers. ► scare especially spoken to make someone feel frightened, especially by making them think something very unpleasant might happen: · He was driving fast just to scare us.· We're not really going to get arrested - I think the police are trying to scare us.it scares somebody to know/think etc: · It scared him to think that his mother might never recover.scare the hell out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened) informal: · She scared the hell out of me when she said she had to go into hospital.scare the (living) daylights out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened): · Don't creep up on me like that! You scared the living daylights out of me! ► terrify to make someone feel very frightened: · The idea of going down into the caves terrified her.· The teacher terrified her so much, that she hated going to school.· My uncle suffers from agoraphobia, and the idea of leaving the house terrifies him.it terrifies somebody to think/know etc: · It terrified him to think that, in six months' time, he would have to stand up in front of a class and teach them something. ► give somebody a fright to make someone suddenly feel frightened so that they make a sudden movement or their heart starts beating quickly: · He really gave me a fright when he phoned at that time of night.give somebody a hell of a fright (=make someone suddenly very frightened) informal: · I accidentally touched a live wire in the motor, and even though it didn't hurt me it gave me a hell of a fright. ► alarm to make people feel very worried about a possible danger: · We don't wish to alarm people unnecessarily, but it would be wise to avoid drinking the tap water here.· Many women are alarmed by suggestions of a link between the contraceptive pill and breast cancer. ► startle if someone or something startles you, they frighten you because you see them suddenly or hear them when you did not know they were there: · I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you.· The noise startled him, and he dropped his glass on the floor.· Any unexpected movements can startle the animal, so it must be approached slowly and steadily. ► make somebody jump to suddenly surprise and frighten someone so that they make a sudden movement: · Sorry! I didn't mean to make you jump.· Something darted out from behind the hedge, and made me jump. ► give somebody the creeps if a person or a place gives you the creeps , they make you feel slightly frightened and nervous because they are strange: · This house gives me the creeps - it's so dark and quiet.· I hate being left alone in the office with Graham - he gives me the creeps. ► make your hair stand on end informal if something such as a story or account makes your hair stand on end it makes you very frightened: · Wait until I tell you about the murder -- it'll make your hair stand on end.· I've heard rumours about how Captain Crayshaw disciplines his crew... things to make your hair stand on end. ► send shivers down your spine if a thought or experience sends shivers down your spine , it makes you feel very frightened especially because it involves someone or something that is very evil: · When you think of what happened in that house, it sends shivers down your spine.· Mere mention of his name is enough to send shivers down the spine of even the most battle-hardened fighter. ► make your blood run cold if a thought or experience makes your blood run cold , it shocks and frightens you because it is extremely cruel, violent, or dangerous: · The thought of ever returning to the prison makes his blood run cold. · The man stepped forward, and when Amelie saw him give a Nazi salute, it made her blood run cold. what you say to tell someone to hurry► hurry up spoken · Hurry up or you'll be late for school.· If you want tickets, you'd better hurry up. There's only a few left.hurry up and do something · Hurry up and get your things, it's time to go. ► come on say this when you want someone to hurry, especially when you are annoyed with them for being too slow: · Come on, you two, we're going to be late.· Oh come on! We don't have all day! ► get a move on also get moving especially American spoken to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before: · Come on Sally, get a move on!· I think we'd better get moving, it's only five minutes to boarding time. ► step on it spoken say this when you want someone who is driving to hurry: · Step on it. We have a plane to catch.· You'll have to step on it if you're going to be there by eleven thirty. ► get cracking British spoken to start working quickly: · Get cracking you people! I want the whole house cleaned by four o'clock.get cracking doing something: · When Alf arrives we'll get cracking moving the furniture.get cracking with: · It's time you got cracking with your homework. ► jump to it British spoken say this when you are ordering someone to do something quickly: · I need to have that job done before lunch. Come on, jump to it! to start taking part► join in to start taking part in something that other people are already doing, especially something enjoyable such as a game, or a song: · When we get to the chorus I want everybody to join in!· James joined in the discussion to say that he agreed with what had been said.join in something: · We all wanted to join in the fun.join in with: · As a child, I was too shy to join in with the other children's games. ► get involved to start to take part in something, often something that will cause you problems or take a lot of your time: · It's a private matter between the two of them, and I don't think we should get involved.get involved in: · When did Anderson first get involved in local politics?· I don't want to get involved in an argument with you on the phone.· The US seemed unwilling to get involved in another war. ► get in on the act informal to start to take part in something that is already successful, especially a new type of business that other companies are already involved in: · Now that our exporting business to Eastern Europe has grown so successful, everyone wants to get in on the act.· Movie theater chains are expanding rapidly, and even small local theaters are getting in on the act. ► jump/climb/hop/get on the bandwagon informal to start to take part in an activity because a lot of other people are doing it and not necessarily because you believe in it: · More and more Republicans are hopping on the tax bandwagon to attract more voters.· Critics of the government's environmental policies say it has simply jumped on the bandwagon and has not done anything serious to fight pollution. ► muscle in on informal to deliberately interfere in a plan, activity etc that other people are organizing so that you can have some of the advantages of that situation: · I'm not going to let Jim muscle in on this deal - let him do his own negotiations.· Two men were killed when members of a rival gang tried to muscle in on their territory. ► get/enter into the spirit to relax and take part in a party, celebration, or special occasion: · This year Pat decided to get into the spirit and decorate her house for Halloween.· Although Mark felt depressed he did his best to enter into the spirit for Julie's sake.get/enter into the spirit of: · You'll enjoy yourself much more if you just relax and try to get into the spirit of the occasion. when you stand in a line of people waiting► queue (up) British to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: · Students were queuing up at the bus-stop.queue (up) to do something: · It's worth queuing up to get the best tickets.queue (up) for: · I hope we don't have to queue for tickets. ► stand/wait in line American to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: · Go and wait in line like everyone else.stand/wait in line for: · There were about 50 people standing in line for tickets outside the club.stand/wait in line to do something: · People stood in line to touch him, believing his body had healing powers. ► line up if people line up , they go and stand in a line and wait to do something or be given something: · The guard ordered us to line up by the wall.line up to do something: · Christopher and the other children lined up to receive their awards. ► queue British /line American a group of people, standing one behind the other, who are all waiting for the same thing: · The queue went right round the block.queue for: · There was a long queue for the toilets.the front/back of the queue/line: · After waiting for an hour, we finally got to the front of the line.join a queue/get in line: · I joined the queue for a taxi.· Two people tried to get in line ahead of us. ► be in the queue British /be in (the) line American to be waiting in a line with people who are all waiting for the same thing: · While I was in the queue at the bank I met an old school friend.· Kerry started talking to the people who were in line ahead of us.be in the queue for: · Several people in the line for the rollercoaster gave up and left. ► jump the queue British to get something before other people who have been waiting for it longer than you: · My official uniform meant that we could jump the queue.· While ordinary citizens had to wait months to get hospital treatment, government officials were able to jump the queue. ► push in/cut in informal to join a line in front of other people who are already waiting, so that you get something before them: · I hate people who push in in front of me!· Hey, that guy just cut in line! WORD SETS► Motor VehiclesABS, nounacceleration, nounaccelerator, nounairbag, nounambulance, nounantifreeze, nounanti-lock braking system, nounaquaplane, verbarmoured car, nounarticulated, adjectiveauto, nounautomatic, nounautomatic transmission, nounautomobile, nounaxle, nounbackfire, verbback seat, nounbanger, nounbeater, nounbeep, verbbike, nounbiker, nounblind spot, nounblow, verbblowout, nounbody, nounbodywork, nounbonnet, nounbookmobile, nounboot, nounboot, verbbreakdown truck, nounbrights, nounbroadside, verbbulldozer, nounbumper, nounbumper sticker, nounbus, nounbus, verbbus pass, nounbus station, nouncab, nouncab rank, nouncabriolet, nouncabstand, nounCadillac, nouncar, nouncar alarm, nouncarburettor, nouncar park, nouncar pool, nouncarport, nouncarrier, nouncar wash, nounCaterpillar, nouncentral locking, nounchange, verbcharabanc, nounchoke, nounclamp, nounclunker, nouncoach station, nouncoachwork, nouncockpit, nouncompact, nouncompany car, nounconvertible, nouncorner, verbcoupé, nouncourtesy, adjectivecover note, nouncrack-up, nouncrankshaft, nouncrash helmet, nouncruise, verbcruise control, nouncruiser, nouncycle, noundashboard, noundefog, verbdefrost, verbdemist, verbdepot, noundesignated driver, noundiesel, noundiesel fuel, noundifferential gear, noundipstick, noundirt bike, noundirt track, noundisc brakes, noundisengage, verbdismount, verbdistributor, noundouble-decker, noundouble-park, verbdrag race, noundragster, noundrink-driving, noundrive, verbdrive, noundriver, noundriver's education, noundriver's license, noundrive shaft, noundrive-through, noundriving licence, noundriving school, noundriving test, noundrunk driving, noundump truck, noundune buggy, noundust cart, nounemergency brake, nounestate car, nounexcavator, nounexpress, nounfan belt, nounfare, nounfender, nounfender-bender, nounfiller cap, nounfilling station, nounfilter, nounfilter, verbfin, nounfire, verbfire engine, nounfirst gear, nounfishtail, verbflat, adjectiveflat, nounfloorboard, nounfog lamp, nounfour-star, nounfour-wheel drive, nounfreewheel, verbfuel injection, nounfull lock, noungarage, noungarage, verbgarbage truck, noungas-guzzler, noungasohol, noungasoline, noungas pedal, noungas station, noungear, noungearbox, noungear lever, noungear shift, noungear stick, nounglove compartment, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungreen light, noungrille, noungritter, nounguardrail, nounhack, nounhackney carriage, nounhandbrake, nounhandlebars, nounhatchback, nounhaulage, nounhazard lights, nounheadlamp, nounheadlight, nounheadroom, nounheap, nounhearse, nounheavy goods vehicle, nounHGV, nounhigh beams, nounhigh-octane, adjectiveHighway Code, nounhijacking, nounhit-and-run, adjectivehitchhike, verbhonk, nounhonk, verbhood, nounhoot, nounhoot, verbhopped-up, adjectivehorsebox, nounhorse trailer, nounhot rod, nounhot-wire, verbhubcap, nounhydroplane, verbignition, nounindicate, verbindicator, nouninner tube, nouninternal combustion engine, nounjack-knife, verbjalopy, nounJeep, nounjuggernaut, nounjump, verbjumper cables, nounjump leads, nounjump-start, verbkickstand, nounkick-start, verbkick-start, nounKlaxon, nounlead-free, adjectivelearner's permit, nounleft-hand drive, adjectivelicense plate, nounlight, nounlimo, nounlimousine, nounlocal, nounlock, verblock, nounlog book, nounlorry, nounlow gear, nounL-plate, nounmagneto, nounmanifold, nounmechanic, nounmeter maid, nounmileage, nounmileometer, nounmilk float, nounminibus, nounminicab, nounminivan, nounmisfire, verbmoped, nounMOT, nounmotocross, nounmotor, nounmotor, adjectivemotor, verbmotorbike, nounmotorcade, nounmotor car, nounmotorcycle, nounmotor home, nounmotoring, nounmotorist, nounmotorized, adjectivemotor pool, nounmotor racing, nounmotor scooter, nounmotor vehicle, nounmoving van, nounmpg, muffler, nounmulti-storey, nounnearside, adjectiveneutral, nounnumber plate, nounoctane, nounodometer, nounomnibus, nounoverdrive, nounovershoot, verbpanel, nounpanel truck, nounpantechnicon, nounpark, verbpark and ride, nounparking, nounparking brake, nounparking garage, nounparking light, nounparking lot, nounparking meter, nounparking ticket, nounpassenger seat, nounpatrol car, nounpatrolman, nounpedal, nounpenalty point, nounpetrol station, nounpick-up, nounpick-up truck, nounpillion, nounpiston ring, nounpit, nounplate, nounplug, nounpneumatic, adjectivepound, nounpower steering, nounprang, verbpremium, nounprovisional licence, nounpush-start, verbrace, verbrace car, nounracing car, nounradar trap, nounradial tyre, nounradiator, nounrank, nounrearview mirror, nounrefuel, verbreg., registration, nounregistration number, nounregular, nounremould, nounremoval van, nounrespray, verbrestraint, nounretread, nounrev, verbreverse, verbreverse, nounreverse gear, nounreversing light, nounride, nounrig, nounright-hand drive, adjectiveroad hog, nounroad rage, nounroad test, nounroadworthy, adjectiveRolls-Royce, nounroof-rack, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunabout, nounRV, nounsaloon, nounsalt truck, nounscooter, nounseat belt, nounsedan, nounself-drive, adjectiveshaft, nounshift, verbshock absorber, nounsidecar, nounsidelight, nounsideswipe, verbsilencer, nounsill, nounslick, nounslipstream, nounsnarl, verbsnarl-up, nounsnow chains, nounsnowmobile, nounsnow plough, nounsnow tire, nounsouped-up, adjectivespare, nounspare tyre, nounsparking plug, nounspark plug, nounspeedometer, nounspeed trap, nounspeedway, nounsplash guard, nounspoiler, nounsports car, nounstall, nounstart, verbstarter, nounstarter motor, nounstation wagon, nounsteamroller, nounsteering, nounstick, nounstick shift, nounstretch limo, nounsump, nounsunroof, nounsupercharged, adjectivesuspension, nountachograph, nountachometer, nountailback, nountailboard, nountailgate, nountailgate, verbtail light, nountailpipe, nountax disc, nountaxi, nountaxicab, nounteamster, nountest certificate, nountest drive, nounthree-point turn, nounthree-wheeler, nounthrottle, nounthrust, nounticket, nountie-up, nountotal, verbtowbar, nountowline, nountowtruck, nountractor, nountraffic jam, nountransmission, nountransporter, nountread, nountrolley, nountrolleybus, nountrucker, nountrucking, nountrunk, nountune, verbtune-up, nounturbocharger, nounturning circle, nounturn signal, nountwo-stroke, adjectiveunleaded, adjectivevalet, nounvalet, verbvan, nounvanity plate, nounveteran car, nounvintage car, nounvisor, nounwheelbase, nounwheel clamp, nounwhiplash, nounwhitewall, nounwindscreen, nounwindscreen wiper, nounwindshield wiper, nounwing, nounwing mirror, nounwiper, nounwreck, nounwrecker, nounwrite-off, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► jumping up and down Phrases![]() (=jump out of danger) ► jumped down![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (also skip bail British English) (=not return for your trial as you promised)· He jumped bail and fled the country three days before he was to be sentenced. ► jump into/out of bed· I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window. ► jump up from your chair (=get up quickly)· ‘Look at the time!’ she cried, jumping up from her chair. ► jump at a chance (=use an opportunity eagerly)· Ed jumped at the chance to earn some extra money. ► jump to/leap to conclusions (=decide something is true without knowing all the facts, especially when you are wrong)· Everyone jumped to the conclusion that we would get married. ► dive/fall/jump/plunge head-first![]() (=be very pleased about something)· She tried to stay calm, but she was secretly jumping for joy. ► jump-up kids![]() ![]() (=be very noticeable)· One mistake jumped off the page. ► jump the queue (=go to the front rather than joining the end of a queue)· An argument developed when she tried to jump the queue. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► about· I've often seen toddlers jumping about in the back of cars ahead of me.· The percentage of trucks jumped about 15 percent, to roughly 7, 000 a day.· She laughed and jumped about with the Palernians, trying to burst the bubbles.· Glover heard his father call his name and about jumped out of his skin.· Jonti jumps about, a mass of raps and vocal slaps.· Everybody's jumping about with knives anyway.· One I specially like was a clockwork bathing lady who jumps about when you turn the key in her back.· On the opposite side of the quadrangle, silhouetted figures were standing on the roofs, whooping and jumping about. ► ahead· But this is to jump ahead. ► around· Either they jump out of the Cabinet, or they jump around in it.· We will not jump from event to event just to prove that we can jump around.· Then suddenly I get all cold, and I have to jump around a bit to get warm.· Interest rates and inflation can jump around much more, governments can rise and fall. and so on. ► back· Moore dropped the rope and jumped back with a cry.· I yelled and I screamed at umpires, at everybody, and they all jumped back.· Lamarr jumped back dropping the broken pieces and with blood all over his hand and face.· She loosed her sash, sending it snaking with a flick of her wrist so that Grimm jumped back a pace.· As I said it, I jumped back in the bathroom and locked the door.· Harry nearly jumped back in surprise and flushed instantly in embarrassment at the distaste his flinching movement had signalled.· We walked down close to the waves as we had done as kids, jumping back when one surged toward us. ► down· I ran out on to the bridge and jumped down into the moat.· Over to the left is the ledge where the real diehard fools jump down sixty or seventy feet.· He checked, but only momentarily, then he had jumped down on to the track a knife in his hand.· His chest had tightened with pain as he watched Carson jump down from the truck.· He jumped down and seemed to stumble.· When it was almost still he jumped down with a smile.· I jumped down off the wall and joined my sister who was standing behind them listening.· Here and there a red squirrel jumped down noisily, then hopped back on to a horizontal log cushioned with soft green moss. ► in· He sent for his carriage and jumped in, and after telling his coachman to drive fast he ordered him to stop.· Magnanimously, I jumped in and offered to pay the discount difference so that my dining friend would not feel cheated.· Just imagine jumping in and putting your feet through it.· I go to the subway to say good-bye, and he jumps in after me.· Nails grabbed him, locked his bony arm round the shrinking body and jumped in with him.· Send out a mayday, jump in and wait.· The children began to jump in and out of the boat, arranging and re-arranging themselves.· Like a hockey fight, though, we have a third party jumping in. ► off· I jumped off and ran towards her and ... she backed away.· We brought a load of grunts with us, and they jumped off to join their fellows as soon as we landed.· He jumps off waterfalls to pass the time of day.· Carbon paper executives probably jumped off buildings when they learned about Xerox copiers.· These are paragliders; mad fools who climb to the top of Munros and jump off.· The words would jump off the page, I would understand things I had never understood before.· Thus adjured, Hector jumped off the bed with a short bark and trotted out of the room.· But just then McMurphy jumped off his bed and went to rustling through his nightstand, and I hushed. ► on· Then they jump on to their prey, paralyse it and feed on it.· Do they mind all this jumping on and off?· The more people jumped on to the bandwagon, the more others wanted to join them.· So with that, he jumped on me, started choking me and beating my head against the wall.· But no more of this being jumped on by strange exploding assassins.· I jumped on to my bunk, still yelling for release.· Suddenly he dashed across the street, dodging the traffic, and jumped on to a small motorbike.· The City is one of the few places left with the old London buses you can jump on and off. ► out· She was nearly home and some one jumped out at her and battered her with a piece of wood.· When a runner from the office called my name, I jumped out of my skin.· It was only a few seconds before he hit a culdesac and jumped out.· I nearly jumped out of my socks.· For the first goal, Newell out jumped him to head towards goal.· The other two men jumped out of the car and escaped on foot, Thayer said.· She says buried eels jumped out of the sand, and either stopped completely or moved sluggishly as if they were stunned.· Without another word, she jumped out and hurried inside. ► over· Holding hands with your man in the sea and jumping over the biggest waves you've ever seen?· Firebug torches a building as if he were making a bonfire for his father to jump over.· From a virtual standstill he jumped over.· Pascal once said that the mind builds walls that the heart jumps over, but somehow that did not satisfy me.· Stay on the left and let it come up close, jumping over its lightning bolts in the process.· The goal was to jump over the rubber string one hundred times without touching it.· Fill the trench with water and progressively jump over it, from time to time removing a pole.· People often still follow the rather dangerous custom of jumping over these bonfires, especially on the feast of São João. ► through· Firms wanting to merge have therefore been expected to jump through impossibly tight hoops. ► up· In moments, they were snuffling at his thighs, jumping up with gleeful whines to lick his face.· So I giggle, hoot and, you know, jump up and down when I watch this.· Byrne says that they added to the confusion by jumping up and down and shouting with glee.· He jumped up and crept from window to window.· She jumped up and caught the branch.· When I walked up to them, the girl jumped up, but Nguyen barked and she sat back down.· Her stomach jumped up and down.· When the Goldwater scholarship was announced this spring, Flores jumped up and down, not for joy, but from surprise. NOUN► bandwagon· One of the reasons being put forward is that they are jumping on a bandwagon which unfortunately is worldwide.· This allows presidential candidates to jump on their bandwagons without being held accountable for their extreme positions.· We're still here, two extensions later, and very happy not to have jumped on the house-moving bandwagon.· Just a preliminary communication first, without the experimental details, so that nobody can jump on the bandwagon right away.· The more people jumped on to the bandwagon, the more others wanted to join them.· And other quick-serve restaurant chains, such as Boston Market, are jumping on the bandwagon.· In every country, intellectuals, too, have jumped on the nationalist bandwagon.· Companies such as Oracle are jumping on the bandwagon, too, with low-priced network computers. ► bed· It had a habit of jumping on the bed when they were making love and clawing him.· I jumped off the brass bed and ran down the path toward the house.· Thus adjured, Hector jumped off the bed with a short bark and trotted out of the room.· One time he jumped out of bed in the middle of the afternoon and put on a suit and tie.· She jumped out of bed and, pulling on her shirt, darted next door into the head.· He ran ahead quickly, jumped into bed, and pretended to be asleep as the princesses returned to their room.· I went to my room and locked the door and ... I jumped into bed and pulled the duvet right over me.· But just then McMurphy jumped off his bed and went to rustling through his nightstand, and I hushed. ► chance· Con had jumped at the chance of taking Cedric and the pair had apparently settled in happily together.· Not all the associations are jumping at the chance to buy and sell derivatives.· Her business mind had jumped at the chance of a spot of international acclaim.· I jumped at the chance to go buy a bottle of whisky to keep warm in the rushing cold air of night.· I signed him for Middlesbrough, and I jumped at the chance to sign him again here.· Mrs Froggat jumped at the chance.· Many stars have jumped at the chance to appear in Morse which is transmitted worldwide.· Actor, Anthony Hopkins, explains that he jumped at the chance to play a part in the film. ► conclusion· It was you who jumped to the conclusion.· But they warned against jumping to conclusions until more is known.· Breaking a habit, be it over-eating, over-drinking, biting your nails or jumping to conclusions, is a tall order.· I walked in here, checked out the store, I checked you out, and I jumped to a conclusion.· He tends to jump to conclusions with feats of illogicality worthy of Sir Nicholas Fairbairn.· But let us not jump to dire conclusions.· Deeply hurt, Vincent jumped to the conclusion that news of his friendship with Sien had reached him and upset the man. ► fence· I have often referred to my own fear when I was first required to make a horse jump a fence.· Mr Foster maintained his composure: If acceptable manners were a paddock, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not yet jumped the fence.· You and your horse need to be capable of jumping solid fences safely and under control.· I think the bull jumped the fence.· It jumped the fence lower down and disappeared from sight.· By herself she could jump over fences and ditches better than her brothers.· However, if you are committed to jumping a fence, they should not get in the way.· Some have been unable to wait, jumping the fence at night and skating on the completed ramps. ► gun· The owners are constantly carping about runaway salaries, then fall over themselves to jump the gun and up the ante.· Although some winter barley growers jumped he gun last week, little was cut as crops were not fit.· Suppose some broker was able to anticipate the radio sign from Chicago, then he could jump the gun.· But we are jumping the gun here.· Aren't we jumping the gun a bit?· The new squad will officially be in existence on Monday anyway, so we're only jumping the gun by six days.· But I have jumped the gun. ► hoop· Firms wanting to merge have therefore been expected to jump through impossibly tight hoops.· He had me roll my body across the yard, he had me hop, he had me jump through hoops. ► joy· If they jump for joy today hold off until they sober up again.· You ought to be jumping with joy.· Most people would jump with joy to hear of the mortgage war that broke out this week between Nationwide and Halifax.· Here he is jumping for joy.· No one was jumping for joy because they'd finally got the piece they'd been searching for for years.· He hadn't been exactly jumping for joy to have her here in the first place, as she knew very well. ► queue· Such old-boy networks were one way of jumping the promotion queue, of obtaining sponsorship.· The duchess caused more ill-feeling and was jeered when she jumped hour-long queues on the slopes.· Why not save money - and jump the queue today.· Rayleen helped too, or rather her uniform did, giving us a pseudo-official status which meant we could jump the queue.· We can not jump the queue. ► train· Some guards moved the taxi back to the road and then they jumped on to the train again.· I was a fisherman myself before I jumped that train and wound up here.· Anyway, I'd already found a seat when he jumped on as the train was about to leave.· I once read a case in the newspaper about a man who jumped in front of an Underground train.· And says if he'd been given his own psychiatric nurse ... he would never have jumped off the train. ► window· A few days short of his fifteenth birthday, Gert attempted suicide, cutting his wrist and jumping from a third-floor window.· The stammering policeman jumped through the window and embedded his booted foot in the overturned pot.· Mrs Davison was injured when she jumped from a bedroom window and still has to use a crutch.· Yet, I should jump out the window if I had to do another Violet book!· He finishes after a bit and then jumps up on the window ledge.· Earlier this year, a thirty four year old woman died after jumping from a window in the same block.· Once, the script required him to jump through a plate-glass window.· Well, she's not going to jump out of the window in the next hour, is she? VERB► run· Not to be denied my ride, I ran and jumped on his back, taking him by surprise.· I love people running, jumping, shooting, falling.· He ran ahead quickly, jumped into bed, and pretended to be asleep as the princesses returned to their room.· Robin Powell pays tribute to those who ran, jumped, and dunked themselves in beans for charity.· They ran, they jumped, they argued.· He began to run and jump across the white rocks, exhilarated by the emptiness all round.· John was born crippled and with cerebral palsy but could run, walk and jump. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► jump to conclusions 1upwards a)[intransitive] to push yourself up into the air, or over or away from something etc, using your legs:
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WORD SETS► Horses Collocationsbareback, adjectivebay, nounbit, nounblacksmith, nounblaze, nounblinkered, adjectiveblinkers, nounbloodstock, nounbridle, nounbridle, verbcanter, verbcard, nouncrop, noundressage, nounequestrian, adjectiveequine, adjectiveevens, nounfarrier, nounfence, nounfield, nounfilly, noungallop, verbgallop, noungee-gee, noungelding, noungirth, noungroom, noungymkhana, nounhack, verbhack, nounhalter, nounhand, nounhigh-spirited, adjectivehorsemanship, nounhorse-riding, nounjib, verbjockey, nounjodhpurs, nounjoust, verbjump, nounlad, nounlength, nounmiler, nounmount, nounnag, nounneigh, verbnobble, verbnosebag, nounodds, nounofftrack, adjectiveostler, nounpack trip, nounpaddock, nounpair, nounpalomino, nounparimutuel, nounpommel, nounpony-trekking, nounprance, verbracecourse, nounracegoer, nounracehorse, nounrace meeting, nounracetrack, nounracing, nounrein, nounremount, verbride, verbriding, nounroan, nounrodeo, nounsaddle, nounsaddle, verbsaddle bag, nounshoe, nounshoe, verbshow jumping, nounshy, verbskittish, adjectivespur, nounspur, verbstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstabling, nounstarting gate, nounstarting price, nounstayer, nounsteeplechase, nounsteward, nounstirrup, nountack, nounthoroughbred, nounthree-day event, nountip, nountipster, nountournament, nountout, verbtrot, nounturf accountant, noununseat, verbwater jump, nounwhoa, interjectionwinning post, nounyearling, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► do/make a jump Phrases![]() ![]() ![]() (also skip bail British English) (=not return for your trial as you promised)· He jumped bail and fled the country three days before he was to be sentenced. ► jump into/out of bed· I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window. ► jump up from your chair (=get up quickly)· ‘Look at the time!’ she cried, jumping up from her chair. ► jump at a chance (=use an opportunity eagerly)· Ed jumped at the chance to earn some extra money. ► jump to/leap to conclusions (=decide something is true without knowing all the facts, especially when you are wrong)· Everyone jumped to the conclusion that we would get married. ► dive/fall/jump/plunge head-first![]() (=be very pleased about something)· She tried to stay calm, but she was secretly jumping for joy. ► jump-up kids![]() ![]() (=be very noticeable)· One mistake jumped off the page. ► jump the queue (=go to the front rather than joining the end of a queue)· An argument developed when she tried to jump the queue. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big· He gets annual increases but never a big salary jump, which he would if he were promoted.· The blips appeared on three separate occasions, and each time the lowest instrument showed the biggest jump.· Now take some big jumps forward.· With inflation apparently moribund, a big jump in rates seems unlikely.· In a more unsettling development, the report also revealed a big jump in prices paid for raw materials.· The biggest jumps in participation rates were recorded by workers under age 44, minorities, machine operators and laborers. ► little· I adore your little jumps of logic.· She came closer, with tiny little jumps, until they were hugging close.· They move by suddenly flexing the hinder end of their body so that they give a little skipping jump. ► running· Or, as the Palace will no doubt be recommending to the duchess in due course ... take a running jump. NOUN► jockey· The Committee also handed out a four-week suspension to Bruce Dowling, the jump jockey, for forging a doctor's signature.· Fred Winter was one of the most skilful and durable jump jockeys of the same period.· Allen Webb, the jump jockey, will be out of action for a week after injuring his neck while riding out.· Glover, 45, and a former top-notch jump jockey, took up training relatively late in his racing career.· With prize money declining, he laments that most of the time jump jockeys risk their necks for £150. ► parachute· Students at the college have raised £6,000 for the appeal so far by parachute jumps and other fund-raising efforts.· When Amelia learned to fly in 1921, Lieutenant Harris's parachute jump was still almost two years in the future.· In the same year he made his first parachute jump from an airship.· There's archery on-site too as well as a simulated parachute jump. VERB► make· By the spring of 1993, after being an assistant coach for eight years, she was ready to make the jump.· The approach is what makes the jump.· Just yesterday, Olympic Financial, a Minneapolis loan-services company, made the jump.· In the last 50 years, our strategic forces made quantum jumps in effectiveness that surpassed anything the Soviet Union could do. ► report· Boston Scientific reported a 29 percent jump in fourth-quarter sales, excluding acquisitions, at Hambrecht&.· The big chip group reported a 25 % jump in fourth-quarter sales and higher operating profit. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► get a jump on somebody/something 1up an act of pushing yourself suddenly up into the air using your legs SYN leap:
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