somersault
noun[C]
uk/ˈsʌm.ə.sɔːlt/us/ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɑːlt/arollingmovementorjump, eitherforwardsorbackwards, in which youturnovercompletely, withyourbodyaboveyourhead, andfinishwithyourheadontopagain:
筋斗Do youwanttoseemedoa somersault?
She was sohappysheturnedthree somersaults on thelawn.她太高兴了，在草坪上连翻了3个筋斗。
Synonym
flip
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cartwheelnoun
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- He did his first somersault on atrampolinewhen he was two.
- Sheattemptedabackwardssomersault.
- He could do somersaults andcartwheelsand he couldwalkon hishands.
Gymnastics
- aerialist
- artistic gymnastics
- backflip
- beam
- cartwheel
- free running
- gym
- gymnast
- gymnastic
- gymnastics
- handstand
- headstand
- horse
- pommel horse
- split
- stand onyourhands/headidiom
- the parallel bars
- trampoline
- trampolinist
- tuck
somersault
verb
uk/ˈsʌm.ə.sɔːlt/us/ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɑːlt/[I]
torollorjump, eitherforwardsorbackwards,turningovercompletely, withyourbodyaboveyourhead, andfinishwithyourheadontopagain:
Acrobats somersaultedacrossthestage.
He wassupposedtocrouchon thefloorandwaitfor alargegirlnamedMaureen to somersault over him.
[IorT]
toturnovercompletely, or to make something do this:
Thebusplungeddown theembankment, somersaultedtwice, andfinallylandedonitsside.
Thedriverwent out ofcontroland somersaulted hiscarinto aknotofonlookers.
Synonyms
cartwheel
flip(TURN)
overturn(GO UPSIDE DOWN)
turn(CHANGE POSITION)
- He would somersault off theelephants'backsinto theriver.
- Herhorsesomersaulted over thefenceandfellon her.
- You need a goodkitethat somersaultseasily
- Three womendiedinstantlywhen thebussomersaulted into aditch.
Movement through the air
- airborne
- buoyantly
- buzz
- flight
- flit
- float
- fly
- glide
- hover
- levitate
- levitation
- loop
- mid-air
- non-flying
- swish
- swishy
- swoop
- track
- waft
- wing
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