somersaulting
v. 翻筋斗( somersault的现在分词 )
If someone or something does a somersault, they turn over completely in the air.
If you say that someone does a somersault, you mean that they change suddenly from having a particular opinion or policy about something to having a completely different opinion or policy.
What worries some of us is that the Prime Minister may feel simply unable to do a somersault...
使我们中间的一些人担心的是,首相也许觉得根本就无法做到180度的态度大转变。
In the last 30 years, both sexes have performed a somersault in terms of expectations, roles and relationships.
最近 30 年里,男性和女性在个人期望、社会角色和人际关系方面都发生了 180 度的大转变。
If someone or something somersaults, they perform one or more somersaults.
His boat hit a wave and somersaulted at speed...
他的船撞上了大浪,飞速地翻转着。
I hit him back and he somersaulted down the stairs.
我还手打了他,他顺着楼梯滚了下去。
1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
An acrobatic feat that made a terrific hit with the audience was the somersaulting.
大受观众欢迎的杂技表演是翻筋斗.