jump for joy

Thesaurus

Verb

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jump for joy - feel extreme happiness or elation be on cloud nine, exult, walk on airjoy, rejoice - feel happiness or joytriumph, rejoice, wallow - be ecstatic with joy

Translations

欢跳

jump

(dʒamp) verb1. to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement. He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence! (使)跳躍 （使）跳跃 2. to rise; to move quickly (upwards). She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car. 跳 跳3. to make a startled movement. The noise made me jump. 驚跳 惊跳4. to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding. He jumped the stream easily. 跳越 跳越过去 noun1. an act of jumping. She crossed the stream in one jump. 跳躍 跳跃2. an obstacle to be jumped over. Her horse fell at the third jump. (需跳過的)障礙物 （需跳跃的）障碍物 3. a jumping competition. the high jump. 跳高 跳高4. a startled movement. She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut. 驚跳 惊跳5. a sudden rise, eg in prices. There has been a jump in the price of potatoes. 驟漲 猛涨ˈjumpy adjective nervous; easily upset. He has been very jumpy and irritable lately. 緊張的，容易不安的，神經過敏的 神经过敏的，紧张不安的 jump at to take or accept eagerly. He jumped at the chance to go to Germany for a fortnight. 欣然接受 欣然接受jump for joy to show great pleasure. 歡跳 欢跳jump on to make a sudden attack on. He was waiting round the corner and jumped on me in the dark. 突然攻擊 袭击jump the gun to start before the proper time. We shouldn't be going on holiday till tomorrow, but we jumped the gun and caught today's last flight. 提前出發 抢先出发jump the queue to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn. Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds. 插隊 插队jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that to form an idea without making sure of the facts. He saw my case in the hall and jumped to the conclusion that I was leaving. 草率下結論 匆匆作出结论，妄下结论 jump to it to hurry up. If you don't jump to it you'll miss the train. 趕快 赶快