short hopとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

short hop (複数形 short hops)

1. (baseball) The upward motion of the ball which has bounced just before it reaches a fielder.

   The left fielder got the ball on the short hop and fired it to second, nailing the runner.

2. (米国用法 football) The upward motion of a pass which has bounced just before it arrives at the receiver.

   The replay shows that the receiver actually caught the pass on the short hop.

3. (sports) The upward motion of a ball which has bounced just before it arrives at a player.

   The striker played the long pass from the mid-fielder on the short hop.

4. (figuratively) When a event is observed just after the moment when a response would have been easy

   I was assigned the Jones account on the short hop after our competitors had already won the contract; there was still some hope that it could be turned around.

5. A small distance.

   The next town is just a short hop away.