好词典

hops

UK /hɒps/US /hɑːps/

词源

名词义源自中古荷兰语 'hoppe'(啤酒花);动词义源自古英语 'hoppian'(跳跃),与德语 'hüpfen' 同源。

noun

❶ 啤酒花,一种植物,其干燥的雌花常用于酿造啤酒,赋予啤酒特有的苦味和香气。

“The brewery uses locally grown hops for their craft beer.”

(这家啤酒厂使用本地种植的啤酒花来酿造精酿啤酒。)

“Hops are essential for balancing the sweetness of malt in beer.”

(啤酒花对于平衡啤酒中麦芽的甜味至关重要。)

同义词:humulus lupulus, brewers' hops, beer flower

verb

❶ 单脚跳或快速跳跃的动作,通常指人或动物轻快地弹跳移动。

“The rabbit hops across the field to escape the fox.”

(兔子在田野间跳跃着逃离狐狸的追捕。)

“Children love to hop on one foot during playground games.”

(孩子们喜欢在操场游戏中单脚跳来跳去。)

同义词:jump, leap, bounce

常见短语

hop in — 非正式表达,意为快速进入某处(尤指车辆),常用于朋友间随意的邀请。

“Hop in, I'll give you a ride to the station.”

(快上车吧,我捎你去车站。)

hop to it — 催促某人立即开始行动或加快速度,带有轻微命令口吻的习语。

“We only have an hour to finish this project, so hop to it!”

(我们只剩一小时完成这个项目了,赶快行动起来!)