英和和英

動詞

hop on (三人称単数 現在形 hops on, 現在分詞 hopping on, 過去形および過去分詞形 hopped on)

1. (transitive, informal) To join a phone call or video call.

   Antonym: hop off

   • 2014 February 11, Christina Bonnington, “Tech Hacks to Stay Connected to Your Long-Distance Love”, in Wired‎^[1], San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-06:

     When you're apart and dealing with separate (often conflicting) schedules, it can feel like you aren't a priority to your partner. Nix that feeling by regularly scheduling a date night once or twice a week. Order in delivery, hop on Skype, a Google Hangout, or Facetime, and chat face to face over your meal.

   • 2017, Jonathan Scott; Drew Scott, It Takes Two: Our Story, Boston, M.A.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 149:

     That first night I was away, I couldn't stop thinking about her. I texted her several times to see if she wanted to hop on a call before I headed to bed.

   • 2020 May 5, Sarah Pulliam Bailey, “One south Bronx church has seen 13 coronavirus deaths”, in The Washington Post‎^[2], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-05:

     Most pastors at Promised Land also have full-time jobs outside the church, pastor Diane Carrow said. When she gets home, she hops on a Zoom call almost every night for Bible studies, worship recordings and meetings with other pastors. She also takes calls from church members.

   • 2020 June 2, Anna Goldfarb, “Should You Reach Out to a Former Friend Right Now?”, in The New York Times‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-08:

     It can be tempting to ask to hop on a call or arrange a virtual happy hour, but that can be overwhelming. Send out a few low-pressure feelers (a short email または direct message on social media) and see where it goes from there.

2. (intransitive, transitive, slang) To begin playing a video game.

   Antonym: hop off

   • 2018 May 1, Trevor Nace, “'Fortnite' Season 4: The Science Behind The Epic Meteor Shower”, in Forbes‎^[4], archived from the original on 2020-11-28:

     If you hopped on Fortnite and witnessed the meteor shower, you may be wondering how common that is in real life. Throughout the year, hundreds of meteoroids come into contact with our Earth and its atmosphere, most burning up before they ever reach the Earth's surface.

   • 2018 July 2, Kevin Knezevic, “Fortnite Rocket Launches Ahead Of Season 5 [Update]”, in GameSpot‎^[5], archived from the original on 2022-09-15:

     If the mysterious event isn't enough incentive to hop on Fortnite: Battle Royale tomorrow, Epic is also offering double XP from June 29 to July 2 to help players unlock their remaining Battle Pass rewards.

   • 2018 July 6, Michael Saponara, “Drake's 'March 14' Was Crafted Prior to Pusha-T's 'The Story of Adidon,' Producers Say”, in Billboard‎^[6], Cincinnati, O.H.: Billboard Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-08:

     The night of March 14, Drizzy hopped on Fortnite to a stream of over 600,000 people, before revealing hours later that he had to leave to "pack for a flight."

   • 2020 September 29, Andy Williams, “Andrea Botez quits Valorant after being mocked by toxic teammates”, in Dexerto‎^[7], archived from the original on 2022-05-24:

     During her September 28 livestream, Andrea [Botez] hopped on Valorant after attempting to speedrun Minecraft. Bored of her escapades in Mojang's pixelated realm, the 18-year-old turned her attention to Riot's Future Earth.

   • 2022 January 15, Shay Robson, “xQc blasts Riot for removing classic League features”, in Dexerto‎^[8], archived from the original on 2022-08-14:

     In his January 15 live stream, xQc [Félix Lengyel] hopped on League of Legends with some friends when he got frustrated about one player not loading into the game quick enough.

   • 2022 December 9, Riordan Zentler, “Game On: Fortnite Chapter 4 brings new thrills to the unshakeable battle royale”, in The Spokesman-Review‎^[9], Spokane, W.A.: Review Publishing Corporation, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-27:

     Because of that, I would argue Fortnite is something of a "comfort" game. Yes, it can get very competitive, and in most game modes you'll spend a lot of time losing, but it's a blast all the same. The matchmaking seems solid too – the last few times I hopped on, I rarely found myself up against players far and away better than myself.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hop,‎ on.
   • 2021 January 8, Leyland Cecco, “Covid livid: Canadian fury at leaders' holidays amid other people's misery”, in The Guardian‎^[10], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-26:

     But over the last two weeks, the country has been convulsed by fury and disbelief as more than a dozen politicians, political aides and senior public health figures have admitted to hopping on a plane for tropical vacations over the winter holiday.