Jumping
“Jumping” 最基本表示“正在跳”或“跳跃的动作”,如 jumping rope(跳绳)。也可引申为价格、数量“猛涨”,或逻辑上的“草率跳跃”,如 jumping to conclusions。
- “The children were jumping up and down with excitement.” (孩子们兴奋得上下乱跳。)
- “Energy prices have been jumping sharply this winter.” (今年冬天能源价格猛涨。)
- “Stop jumping between topics and finish one point first.” (别在话题之间乱跳,先把一点说完。)
“Jumping” 来自中古英语 “jumpen”,可能受低地德语影响,现代义稳定表示“跃起或骤变”。
“-ing” 表示进行时或动名词;词干 “jump” 为短动词,无独立前缀。
“jumping” 常见于运动(jumping jacks、high jumping)和口语夸张,如 jumping the queue(插队)强调“突然越过顺序”。
- 固定搭配: “jumping rope” (跳绳), “jumping to conclusions” (草率下结论), “jumping at the chance” (抓住机会)
- 原形: jump
- 过去式: jumped
“jump + ing”:动作正在进行,就是 jumping——正在跳或正在猛涨。
“While prices were jumping, she kept jumping rope in the yard to stay calm.” (物价猛涨时,她仍在院子里跳绳以保持冷静。)