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forward roll

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Other sports
ˌforward ˈroll noun [countable] British English  DSOa movement in gymnastics in which you roll over forwards onto your back so that your feet go over your head 〔体操的〕前滚翻 SYN somersault
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forward rollI don't want to do a forward roll because that's what a stuntman does.Oxford gave the 54,000 crowd the imperfect example of pressure, a sustained forward roll that yielded exactly zero.
ˌforward ˈroll nounChineseSyllable
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forward roll
ˌforward ˈroll noun [countable] British English
a movement in gymnastics in which you roll over forwards onto your back so that your feet go over your head
   SYN  somersault