| 释义 |
jump the gun also beat the gunv. phr.1To start before the starter's gun in a race. 发令枪未响即开始;抢跑。◆ The runners were called back because one of them jumped the gun.赛跑者被叫了回来,因为他们中有人抢跑了。2informal To start before you should; start before anyone else. 〖非正式〗提前开始;先于他人开始。◆ The new students were not supposed to come before noon, but one boy jumped the gun and came to school at eight in the morning.新生按规定午后到校,但有一个男生提前在早上8点就来了。 |