hop
verb uk/hɒp/ us/hɑːp/ -pp-
C2 [ I ]单脚跳
to jump on one foot or to move about in this way
I tried to hop on my good foot while holding onto Jim. 我抓住吉姆，并用我的那只好脚努力向前跳。
C1 [ I + adv/prep ] informal快速去（某地）;快速跳上（或跳下）（车辆）
to go somewhere quickly or to get into or out of a vehicle quickly
We hopped over to Bruges for the weekend. 我们飞速赶到布鲁日去度周末。
I hopped on the bus at the traffic lights. 我在红绿灯处匆匆跳上公共汽车。
C2 [ I ]（鸟、兽或昆虫）蹦跳
If a small animal, bird, or insect hops, it moves by jumping on all or two of its feet at the same time.
The rabbit/bird hopped across the grass. 兔子／鸟蹦跳着穿过草地。
- More examples
- Can you hop on your left leg?
- The children were hopping around the playground.
Idioms
hop itidiom UK old-fashioned informal 走开，滚开
used to tell someone to go away
hopping madidiom old-fashioned 暴怒
very angry
hop
noun uk/hɒp/ us/hɑːp/
(JUMP)
[ C ]单足短距离跳跃;（小动物、鸟或昆虫的）齐足（或双足）短距离跳跃
a short jump by a person on one foot, or by a small animal, bird, or insect on all or two of its feet at the same time
With his feet tied together he could only move in little hops. 他双脚被捆在了一起，只能小步跳。
be a short hop informal 短途旅行（尤指乘飞机）
to be a short distance, especially by plane
Rio to São Paulo is just a short hop by plane. 乘飞机的话从里约到圣保罗只是很短的一段路。
The business is based in Houston - a short hop from Dallas.
My commute turned from being a short hop to being a two hour journey each way.
From there it's just a short hop to Egypt and the pyramids.
The restaurant is usually a short hop from my apartment, but there was a lot of traffic that night.
(PLANT)
hops [ plural ] 啤酒花
the dried fruits of a climbing plant, used to give a bitter flavour to beer
Almost 80% of the nation's hops are grown in this area.
This is a pale ale made with German hops.
The prices of hops and barley are continuing to rise.
You should add the hops near the end of the brewing process.
New brewing technology enables us to get moreflavour out of the hops.
Idiom
catch someone on the hopidiom UK informal 使（某人）措手不及
to do something when someone is not ready for it and is not able to deal with it
I'm afraid you've caught me on the hop - I wasn't expecting you until next week. 恐怕你让我有点措手不及——我以为你到下周才会来。
hop
adjective [ before noun ] uk/hɒp/ us/hɑːp/
啤酒花的
relating to hops
a hop plant 啤酒花植株