1N-COUNT 筋斗;跟头 If someone or something does a somersault, they turn over completely in the air. 筋斗;跟头
2N-COUNT (态度、政策等的) 180 度转变,颠倒 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. (态度、政策等的) 180 度转变,颠倒
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。
3VERB (一次或多次)翻筋斗 If someone or something somersaults, they perform one or more somersaults. (一次或多次)翻筋斗
His boat hit a wave and somersaulted at speed. [VERB]
他的船撞上了大浪,飞速地翻转着。
I hit him back and he somersaulted down the stairs. [VERB prep.]