spyhop

词形变化

spyhops 复数 spyhops spyhopped spyhopping spyhops 三单 spyhopping 现在分词 spyhopped 过去式 spyhopped 过去分词

别名

spy-hop spy hop

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The action of raising the front half of the body out of the sea in a controlled manner.

v.
  1. 1.

    To raise the front half of the body out of the sea in a controlled manner.

    不及物

    Killer whales sometimes spyhop. To spyhop, they lift the front half of their body out of the water.

    Many species of cetacean, especially those that frequent coastal waters, ‘spyhop’. They raise their heads slowly out of the water and look around. Spyhopping probably enables them to orient themselves or find the source of a disturbance.

词源

From spy + hop.

来源：wiktionary