hop
/hɒp/ (bre, ipa) · /hɑːp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhäp/ (ame, mw)
hop — 動詞
- hoppresent simple I / you / we / they
- hopshe / she / it
- hoppedpast simple
- hopping-ing form
1. to push yourself up and forward with one foot, often as a game or because you hu
單腳跳
用一隻腳向前或上跳
to push yourself up and forward with one foot, often as a game or because you hurt the other foot.
Defne hopped on her left foot while waiting for the cramp in her right calf to ease.
Defne 用左腳單腳跳，等右小腿的抽筋慢慢緩解。
hop on + [foot] showing single-foot support
The children hopped around the playground pretending to be one-legged pirates.
孩子們在遊樂場上單腳跳來跳去，假裝自己是獨腳的海盜。
hop around + [place] for playful movement
Gabriela hurt her toe, so she hopped from the kitchen to the sofa.
Gabriela 弄傷了腳趾，於是單腳跳著從廚房到沙發。
During the warm-up, Iris had to hop ten times on each leg.
暖身的時候，Iris 必須每隻腳各單腳跳十下。
文法句型
hop + on/over/around
用法筆記
Subject is typically a person; the action implies one foot on the ground at a time. Distinguish from sense 3, where the subject is a small animal using two or more feet together.
常見錯誤
2. to step nimbly into a bus, taxi, train, or plane, or to head briefly to a nearby
快上；快去
輕鬆快速地進出或前往某處
to step nimbly into a bus, taxi, train, or plane, or to head briefly to a nearby place without much fuss.
David hopped into the taxi and asked the driver to head for the station.
David 跳上計程車，請司機開往車站。
hop into + [vehicle] for quick boarding
Let me hop over to the bakery before it closes at six.
我趕在六點關門前，迅速跑一趟麵包店。
hop over to + [nearby place] for a brief errand
Gabriel hopped off the bus two stops early so he could buy flowers for his mother.
Gabriel 提早兩站跳下公車，好去幫媽媽買花。
We hopped on a small plane from Taipei to Kinmen for the weekend.
我們週末搭一架小飛機，從台北飛到金門。
文法句型
hop + in/out/on/off + [vehicle]
hop over to [place]
用法筆記
Informal; common with prepositions in / out / on / off / over. Implies the action is quick and casual, not formal. The vehicle or destination is usually nearby or short-haul.
常見錯誤
3. of small creatures such as rabbits, sparrows, frogs, or grasshoppers: to travel
（小動物）跳
小動物雙腳同時短跳前進
of small creatures such as rabbits, sparrows, frogs, or grasshoppers: to travel in short jumps, with both or all feet leaving the ground together.
A sparrow hopped along the windowsill, looking for crumbs from breakfast.
一隻麻雀沿著窗台跳來跳去，尋找早餐掉下來的麵包屑。
hop along + [surface] for small-bird motion
Two rabbits hopped across the lawn just as Lakshmi opened the back door.
Lakshmi 打開後門的瞬間，兩隻兔子正好跳過草坪。
hop across + [open ground]
The frog hopped from one lily pad to the next without making a sound.
青蛙安靜無聲地從一片睡蓮跳到另一片。
Tiny grasshoppers hopped out of the long grass whenever Rachid took a step.
只要 Rachid 一邁步，長草中的小蚱蜢就會紛紛跳出來。
文法句型
hop + adverb of place
用法筆記
Subject must be a small animal, bird, or insect. Differs from sense 1, where the human subject lifts only one foot at a time.
常見錯誤
4. to start a task right away and work on it quickly, usually said as a friendly or
趕快動手
命令對方立刻開始做事
to start a task right away and work on it quickly, usually said as a friendly order.
Minh, the bus leaves in five minutes — hop to it and grab your bag.
Minh，公車五分鐘後就開了——趕快動手拿你的包包。
imperative 'hop to it' urging quick action
The coach told the team to hop to and finish the laps before the rain arrived.
教練要球隊趕快動起來，在下雨前跑完所有圈數。
hop to + start work immediately
If you want a seat at the concert, you had better hop to it and buy the tickets tonight.
你今晚最好趕快買票，才有機會在演唱會搶到位子。
Élise told her younger brother to hop to it and clean up his Lego before dinner.
Élise 叫弟弟趕快動手收拾樂高，準備吃晚餐。
- get cracking
informal; same urging-to-start sense
- get a move on
informal; stresses speed more than starting
文法句型
hop to it
hop to + [task]
用法筆記
Almost always used in the imperative, often as the fixed phrase 'hop to it'. Speaker is usually older, in charge, or in a hurry. Rarely appears in past or future forms.
常見錯誤
5. to jump over something low, such as a wall, fence, or small ditch, in one quick
跳過；越過
一個輕快動作跳過矮障礙物
to jump over something low, such as a wall, fence, or small ditch, in one quick movement.
Bao hopped the low garden wall to reach the football that had rolled into the neighbour's yard.
Bao 跳過矮矮的花園牆，去撿滾到鄰居院子的足球。
hop + [low barrier] transitive use
The runners had to hop a narrow ditch on the third kilometre of the race.
選手們在比賽第三公里處必須跳過一條窄水溝。
hop + [small obstacle]
Christopher hopped the fence and ran across the field to catch his escaped dog.
Christopher 跳過圍籬，穿越草地去追逃跑的狗。
The thief hopped the railing and disappeared down a side street before the police arrived.
小偷跳過欄杆，在警察到之前消失在小巷裡。
文法句型
hop + [obstacle]
hop + [boundary]
用法筆記
Transitive — the obstacle is the direct object, with no preposition. Compare 'jump over the wall' (intransitive + preposition) vs 'hop the wall' (transitive, more informal and brisk).
常見錯誤
hop — 名詞
- hopsingular
- hopsplural
1. a small, quick jump — for a person, made with one foot only; for a small creatur
小跳；單腳跳
用一腳或雙足同時做的小跳動
a small, quick jump — for a person, made with one foot only; for a small creature such as a rabbit or bird, made with both or all feet together.
Romi crossed the puddle in two careful hops on her right foot.
Romi 用右腳小心地跳了兩下，跨過水坑。
noun phrase: a hop + on + [foot]
The robin made a few quick hops across the patio before flying off.
知更鳥在露台上快速跳了幾下，才振翅飛走。
a few hops + across + [surface]
With one neat hop, the rabbit cleared the low fence at the edge of the garden.
兔子俐落地一跳，就越過花園邊緣的矮籬笆。
Aylin practised a skip, a hop, and a jump for the school sports day.
Aylin 為了校運會練習了跳、單腳跳和跨步三種動作。
文法句型
a hop + on/over/across
用法筆記
Countable; often appears in lists with skip, jump, or step. Distinguish from sense 2 (a short trip) where the focus is on travel, not on the foot movement itself.
常見錯誤
2. a short trip, often by plane, between two places that are not far apart.
短程；短途
距離不遠的短程旅程
a short trip, often by plane, between two places that are not far apart.
From Taipei, it is only a short hop to Kaohsiung by high-speed rail.
從台北到高雄，搭高鐵其實只是短短一程。
a short hop + to + [place]
The flight to the island was a quick hop of about thirty minutes.
飛往那座島嶼的航班只是約三十分鐘的短程。
a quick hop of + [duration]
Aarav booked a weekend hop from London to Paris on the early-morning train.
Aarav 訂了週末從倫敦到巴黎的清晨短程列車。
It is just a hop across the bay by ferry to Mauricio's home village.
搭渡輪過海灣到 Mauricio 的老家村子，距離很近。
文法句型
a hop + to/from + [place]
a short hop
用法筆記
Informal; often modified by 'short' or 'quick' to stress how small the distance feels. Typically used for plane, ferry, or train trips that take well under an hour.
常見錯誤
3. the dried, cone-shaped flowers from a tall climbing vine, added during beer-maki
啤酒花
為啤酒添加苦味的乾燥花穗
the dried, cone-shaped flowers from a tall climbing vine, added during beer-making to give the drink its bitter taste and herbal smell.
The brewer added fresh hops to the kettle in the last ten minutes of the boil.
釀酒師在煮沸的最後十分鐘把新鮮啤酒花加進鍋裡。
add hops + to + [vessel] in brewing
This pale ale uses three kinds of hops grown on a small farm near Yakima.
這款淡啤酒使用 Yakima 附近小農場種的三種啤酒花。
[number] kinds of hops
You can smell the hops as soon as you walk into the brewery in the morning.
你一早走進釀酒廠，就能聞到啤酒花的香氣。
Some craft beers use very strong hops, which gives them a sharp, almost grassy flavour.
有些精釀啤酒用味道很強的啤酒花，因此帶有刺鼻、近乎青草的風味。
文法句型
hops + in/for + [beer]
用法筆記
Almost always plural ('hops'). The singular 'hop' for the plant or its dried cones sounds technical or botanical. Distinguish from sense 1 (a small jump).
常見錯誤
4. a small, casual dance event, especially one held at a school or local hall, ofte
小型舞會
輕鬆非正式的小型舞會場合
a small, casual dance event, especially one held at a school or local hall, often with popular music.
After the match, the players went to a hop at the village hall.
比賽結束後，球員們去村裡禮堂的小型舞會。
go to + a hop + at + [venue]
Iris's grandmother still remembers the Saturday-night hops of the nineteen fifties.
Iris 的奶奶到現在還記得一九五零年代的週六夜小舞會。
[time period] + hops for nostalgia register
The senior class is organising a hop in the gym to raise money for the trip.
高三同學正在體育館籌辦一場小型舞會，幫旅行募款。
There is a small hop every Friday at the community centre near Bao's apartment.
Bao 公寓附近的社區中心，每週五都有小型舞會。
- ball
large, formal dance with strict dress code
文法句型
a hop + at + [place]
用法筆記
Old-fashioned in tone; common in mid-twentieth-century English and still used in some communities for school or church dances. A 'hop' is smaller and more informal than a 'ball' or 'gala'.
常見錯誤
hop — 形容詞
- hoppositive
- hoppercomparative
- hoppestsuperlative
1. made from or connected with the dried flowers used to give beer its bitter taste
啤酒花的
與啤酒花有關的（限名詞前）
made from or connected with the dried flowers used to give beer its bitter taste.
The farm grows several hop varieties for local breweries in the valley.
這座農場為山谷裡的本地啤酒廠種了好幾種啤酒花品種。
hop + [noun] attributive use
Defne studied hop chemistry as part of her food-science degree at university.
Defne 在大學讀食品科學時，研究過啤酒花化學。
hop + [field of study]
The new pale ale has a strong hop aroma with notes of grapefruit and pine.
這款新淡啤帶有濃郁的啤酒花香氣，帶著葡萄柚和松木的氣息。
Workers picked the cones by hand during the short hop harvest in late August.
工人在八月底短暫的啤酒花採收期，以手工摘下花穗。
文法句型
hop + [noun]
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive), in collocations like 'hop farm', 'hop harvest', 'hop variety', 'hop aroma'. Cannot follow 'be' — say 'the beer has a strong hop flavour', not 'the flavour is hop'.