high jumper

IPA/ˈhaɪ ˌdʒʌm.pər/
IPA/ˈhaɪ ˌdʒʌm.pɚ/

high jumper — noun

1. A person whose sport is the high jump — a track-and-field event in which athlete

1.名詞B1
釋義

A person whose sport is the high jump — a track-and-field event in which athletes try to jump over a bar that is raised after each successful attempt.

例句

Kim joined the school team as a high jumper and won every competition last season.

countable noun: a high jumper

As a high jumper, Theo trains every day to improve his take-off and landing.

as a high jumper – describing someone's role

同義詞
  • high jump athlete

    more formal; used in official sports descriptions or journalism

  • jumper

    broader meaning — can refer to anyone who jumps, including in long jump, triple jump, or show jumping; context needed to narrow to high jump

用法筆記

Always a countable noun. The event itself is called the high jump (uncountable); the person who performs it is a high jumper.

常見錯誤

❌He is a high jump.
✅He is a high jumper.
💡high jump is the event, not the person.
❌She is a high jumper athlete.
✅She is a high jumper.
💡high jumper already describes an athlete; adding athlete is redundant.