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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hop1 /hɒp $ hɑːp/ ●●○ verb (hopped, hopping)  1  jump 跳跃 [intransitive]JUMP to move by jumping on one foot 〔人〕单足蹦跳 a little girl hopping and skipping 一个蹦蹦跳跳的小女孩► see thesaurus at jump →4  See picture of 见图 JUMP →5 see picture at 见图 jump12. [intransitive]JUMP if a bird, an insect, or a small animal hops, it moves by making quick short jumps 〔鸟、昆虫或小动物快速小步〕跳跃3  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informalGET ON OR OFF A BUS, PLANE ETC to move somewhere quickly or suddenly 快速或突然去某处 Hop in – I’ll drive you home. 上车吧，我送你回家。 Patrick hopped out of bed and quickly got dressed. 帕特里克跳下床飞快地穿上衣服。4  hop a plane/bus/train etc American English informalGET ON OR OFF A BUS, PLANE ETC to get on a plane, bus, train etc, especially after suddenly deciding to do so 〔尤指突然决定〕跳上飞机/公共汽车/火车等 So we hopped a bus to Phoenix that night. 于是我们当晚便跳上了去凤凰城的公共汽车。5. hop it! British English old-fashionedLEAVE A PLACE used to rudely tell someone to go away 走开！滚开！6. hopping mad informalANGRY very angry 非常生气，暴跳如雷 SYN furious→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

hop• He hopped across the ditch to the farther bank and looked round him again.• Mary was hopping anxiously from one foot to another.• It's a game in which you hop around trying to knock the other players over.• Even worse, plasmids can hop between species.• She started to hop from one foot to the other.• A wide-eyed little girl hopped into Santa's lap.• Aunt Margaret's curly, black handwriting skipped and hopped on the paper because Melanie's eyes were so tired.• Instead, anyone at hand hops on to the truck and gets the job done.• Lorna hopped over to a bench to put on her shoes.• There had been barely a break in their conversation as they hopped the rocks.• A little kid in a Catholic school uniform still hops up and down the steps of a stoop on one foot.hop2 noun [countable]  1. catch somebody on the hop READYto do something when someone is not expecting it and is not ready 使某人措手不及2. jump 跳跃JUMP a short jump 〔小步〕跳跃，蹦跳3  plant 植物 a) hops [plural] parts of dried flowers used for making beer, which give the beer a bitter taste 〔干的〕啤酒花 b) the tall plant on which these flowers grow 啤酒花4  flight 飞行TRAVEL a single short journey by plane 短程飞行 It’s just a short hop from Cleveland to Detroit. 从克利夫兰到底特律的航程很短。5. dance 跳舞 old-fashionedDANCESOCIALIZE a social event at which people dance 舞会 → hip hop

Examples from the Corpus

hop• In high amounts hops are such a potent sedative that Clement, working as an herbalist, offers them to dental patients.• The bird took another hop toward Kyle's outstretched hand.• The ball got past the shortstop on a bad hop.• It's just a short hop from Cleveland to Detroit.• And some airlines are more affected by flying short hops and in areas where weather is relatively poor.• This is where they dry the hops.short hop• It was but a short hop from their first rooms in St George's Square but represented an enormous leap in lifestyle.• And some airlines are more affected by flying short hops and in areas where weather is relatively poor.• It's designed for short hops.• Weld scars confirmed his suspicion that a hefty furnace engine had been appended to its original short hop retro reaction coil system.• Diana climbed aboard one boat with children William and Harry for the short hop to their luxury yacht.• The solution here is to perform very short hops and observe the behaviour of the model.Origin hop1 Old English hoppian hop2 1. (1500-1600) → HOP12. (1400-1500) Middle Dutch hoppe

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hop¹ /hɒp $ hɑːp/ verb (past tense and past participle hopped, present participle hopping)1.  JUMP  [intransitive] to move by jumping on one foot:
    a little girl hopping and skipping
2. [intransitive] if a bird, an insect, or a small animal hops, it moves by making quick short jumps
3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informal to move somewhere quickly or suddenly:
    Hop in – I’ll drive you home.
    Patrick hopped out of bed and quickly got dressed.
4. hop a plane/bus/train etc American English informal to get on a plane, bus, train etc, especially after suddenly deciding to do so:
    So we hopped a bus to Phoenix that night.
5. hop it! British English old-fashioned used to rudely tell someone to go away
6. hopping mad informal very angry
   SYN  furious
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ jump verb [intransitive and 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 and 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 /vɔːlt $ vɒːlt/ verb [intransitive and 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.

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hop² noun [countable]1. catch somebody on the hop to do something when someone is not expecting it and is not ready
2.  JUMP a short jump
3.  PLANT
  a. hops [plural] parts of dried flowers used for making beer, which give the beer a bitter taste
  b. the tall plant on which these flowers grow
4.  FLIGHT a single short journey by plane:
    It’s just a short hop from Cleveland to Detroit.
5.  DANCE old-fashioned a social event at which people dance ⇨ HIP-HOP