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jump rope

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈjump rope noun [countable]  skipping_rope.jpg American EnglishDG a long piece of rope that children use for jumping over 跳绳 SYN British English skipping ropejump rope verb [intransitive]
Examples from the Corpus
jump ropeI pounded on the railing until the chain swung like a jump rope.But jump rope is an activity for the slow and steady learner.The floor was bare and unfinished concrete, and I could jump rope without self-consciousness, without interference.Sheila Rae, who loves to rip the limbs off of trees, humiliates the kid who steals her jump rope.My parents encouraged me to jump rope, bike ride, play kick-the-can and tetherball.
ˈjump rope nounChineseSyllable
piece rope long that use of a children Corpus for


jump rope
ˈjump rope noun [countable]

American English a long piece of rope that children use for jumping over
   SYN  skipping rope British English
—jump rope verb [intransitive]


jump rope, BrE /ˈdʒʌmp rəʊp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌmp roʊp/ 🔊 noun jump ropeBrE /ˈdʒʌmp rəʊp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌmp roʊp/ 🔊 verb (NAmE)
skipping rope, skip verb (2)