1930, "elastic rope;" used in late 19c. British schoolboy slang for "rubber eraser;" probably from notions of bouncy and spongy; first record of bungee jumping is from 1979.
雙語例句
1. to go bungee jumping
去蹦極
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. He gets vicarious thrills from watching people bungee jumping.
看到別人蹦極他感到了同樣的刺激.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. No rope, no string, no strap, no wire, no bungee chord nor hook is needed.