high jumper

IPA/ˈhaɪ ˌdʒʌm.pər/
IPA/ˈhaɪ ˌdʒʌm.pɚ/

high jumper — 名詞

1. a track and field athlete who competes in high jump by running up to a bar place

1.名詞B1
釋義

跳高運動員

參加跳高比賽的田徑選手

a track and field athlete who competes in high jump by running up to a bar placed between two upright stands and jumping over it without causing it to fall.

例句

Yuki, a high jumper from Osaka, trains every morning at the city track.

來自大阪的跳高運動員 Yuki 每天早上都在市立田徑場訓練。

apposition: named person + role description

The young high jumper felt nervous before her first big competition.

那位年輕的跳高運動員在第一次大型比賽前感到很緊張。

adjective + noun: young high jumper + emotion verb

同義詞
  • athlete

    much broader; any person trained in sports, not specific to high jump

  • track and field athlete

    broader; includes runners, throwers, and all jumpers, not just high jump

  • jumper

    informally used for any jumping event (long jump, triple jump, high jump); less precise without context

文法句型

a/an + high jumper

the + high jumper

plural: high jumpers

用法筆記

Frequently paired with determiners (a, the, a few) to name someone who specialises in high jump. The event itself is called 'high jump' (no -er); confusing the two is a common error among learners.

常見錯誤

❌She is a high jump.
✅She is a high jumper.
💡'high jump' is the name of the event, not the person.
❌He is a high jumper athlete.
✅He is a high jumper.
💡adding 'athlete' is redundant because 'high jumper' already means an athlete.