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handstand

/hand-stand/US // ˈhændˌstænd //UK // (ˈhændˌstænd) //

倒立,手倒立,手立,手举

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act or instance of supporting the body in a vertical position by balancing on the palms of the hands.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    hand·stood, hand·stand·ing.

    • : to perform a handstand.

Examples

  • A flawed gene might turn some bunnies’ hops into handstands, a new study suggests.

  • Mice with a mutation to the gene also do handstands if they start to run, says Stephanie Koch, a neuroscientist at University College London who was not involved with the rabbit work.

  • One defective gene might turn some bunnies’ hops into handstands, a new study suggests.

  • Kick up into a handstand, find a central balance point, with your hips stacked over your shoulders, and slowly bring your legs together until they’re both straight, overhead, and pointing toward the sky.

  • Find a central balance point, and slowly bring your legs together until they’re both straight, overhead, and pointing toward the sky in a handstand.

  • They came out even in the handstand, somersault, and skin-the-cat contest.