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词组 hopper
释义
hopper
noun
1
a kangaroo or wallaby AUSTRALIA, 1879.
2
a car shock absorber US, 1970
idiomhopperin the hopper AmEAmEused in order to say that a group of things is waiting for a decision to be made about themoften used in politics:Names in the hopper for director include Fowler and Minicucci.Over 200 amendments to the bill are in the hopper, with more to come.

clodhopper

1. A large shoe. I can't wear those clodhoppers—I'll look like a clown!
2. One who is regarded as stupid, boorish, and bumbling. Of course that clodhopper knocked over the whole display after being here just five minutes!

puddle hopper

slang A very small airplane used to travel relatively short distances, such as over a small body of water (a "puddle"). We had to take this tiny little puddle hopper since it was such a short flight from Dublin to Edinburgh. Are you sure this puddle hopper is safe? It looks like it runs on triple-A batteries!

grasshopper

slang Someone who frequently smokes marijuana. Yeah, I've smoked pot before, but I was never a grasshopper or anything.

in the hopper

Being prepared. Don't worry, our vacation plans are in the hopper—we'll have everything finalized soon.

in the hopper

Fig. in process; in line to be processed. (A hopper is a chute for incoming work or material to be processed.) It's in the hopper. I'll get to it. Your job is in the hopper, and your turn is next.

clodhopper

1. n. a big shoe. Wipe the mud off those clodhoppers before you come in here.
2. n. a stupid person; a rural oaf. You don’t know it, but that clodhopper is worth about two million bucks.

grasshopper

verb
See grasshead

in the hopper

mod. in process; in line to be processed. (A hopper is an in-basket for incoming work.) Your job is in the hopper, and your turn is next.
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