bungee jump
verb [ I ] (also bungee-jump); (New Zealand bungy jump) uk/ˈbʌn.dʒi ˌdʒʌmp/ us/ˈbʌn.dʒi ˌdʒʌmp/
蹦极
to jump off a very high bridge or similar structure, with a long elastic rope tied to your legs, so that the rope pulls you back before you hit the ground
He has a daredevil sense of adventure: he's been known to surf, bungee jump and snowboard. 他酷爱冒险，大家都知道他喜欢冲浪、蹦极和玩滑雪板。
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- A thrill junkie, he bungee jumped from a 700-foot bridge.
- Students from the college bungee jumped from a crane to raise money for charity.
- I have bungee-jumped before, and it was incredibly scary.
- They skied the Canadian Rockies, went fishing in Vancouver and even bungee-jumped in Australia together.
- We're going to Auckland to bungy jump.
bungee jump
noun [ C ] (also bungee-jump); (New Zealand bungy jump)
蹦极
an act of jumping off a very high bridge or similar structure, with a long elastic rope tied to your legs, so that the rope pulls you back before you hit the ground
Some people like to get an adrenaline rush from doing something like bungee jumps or parachuting. 有些人喜欢参加蹦极或跳伞等活动来寻求刺激。
Last year Ian made a bungy jump out of a balloon. 去年，伊恩从气球上进行了一次蹦极。
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- I'm so scared, I feel like I'm preparing for a bungee jump.
- It will be his first attempt at a bungee-jump.
- Bungee jumps, skydives and whitewater rafting are some of the activities on offer.
- You can plunge in a 330-foot bungy jump off the Victoria Falls Bridge.