somersault
somersault
[ˈsʌməsɒlt, -sɔːlt]
noun
[ˈsʌməsɒlt, -sɔːlt]
noun
- an acrobatic movement in which a person turns head over heels in the air or on the ground and lands or finishes on their feet
翻筋斗，空翻
■(figurative)a dramatic upset or reversal of policy or opinion
(喻)极度不适；政策（或观点）的180度大转变
Paula's stomach turned a somersault.
保拉的胃极不舒服。
- [no obj.]perform such an acrobatic feat, or make a similar movement accidentally
翻筋斗
his car somersaulted into a ditch.
他的车翻到了沟里。
- mid 16th cent. (as a noun): from Old French sombresault, from Provençal sobresaut, from sobre 'above' + saut 'leap'
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