好词典

jumpers

UK //ˈdʒʌmpəz//US //ˈdʒʌmpərz//

词源

源自动词jump(跳跃)+ 后缀-er(表示人或物),19世纪开始用于指代套头衫,因早期此类衣物便于运动时穿着。

noun

❶ 指套头毛衣或针织衫,通常为无领设计,常见于英式英语中描述秋冬穿着的保暖衣物。

“She wore a red jumper over her shirt to keep warm.”

(她在衬衫外穿了件红色套头衫保暖。)

“The school uniform requires gray trousers and a navy blue jumper.”

(校服要求穿灰色裤子和深蓝色套头毛衣。)

❶ 在体育运动中指跳跃的运动员,如跳高、跳远选手,或篮球中擅长跳投的球员。

“The young jumper broke the school's high jump record.”

(这位年轻的跳跃选手打破了学校的跳高纪录。)

“As a basketball jumper, he had an impressive vertical leap.”

(作为篮球跳投手,他的垂直弹跳令人印象深刻。)

同义词:sweater, pullover, athlete, leaper

常见短语

flea in a jumper — 形容坐立不安、无法保持静止的人,像跳蚤在毛衣里乱蹦一样。

“The kid was like a flea in a jumper during the long ceremony.”

(漫长的仪式上,这孩子像毛衣里的跳蚤一样坐立不安。)