jump ship

/dʒʌmp ʃɪp/· verb phrase

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Chinese meaning

跳tiào槽cáo;转zhuǎn投tóu他tā处chù

临lín阵zhèn脱tuō离lí转zhuǎn投tóu别bié处chù

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三sān星xīng工gōng程chéng师shī纷fēn纷fēn跳tiào槽cáo转zhuǎn投tóu竞jìng争zhēng对duì手shǒuSK海hǎi力lì士shì

Example

“My team lead tells us all to jump ship to SK Hynix,” says Lee.

「我wǒ的de组zǔ长zhǎng让ràng我wǒ们men都dōu跳tiào槽cáo去qùSK海hǎi力lì士shì,」李lǐ说shuō。

Source: technologyreview.com · 28 Jul 2026

Background ✎

三sān星xīng芯xīn片piàn部bù门mén工gōng程chéng师shī大dà批pī跳tiào槽cáo至zhì韩hán国guó对duì手shǒuSK海hǎi力lì士shì,折zhé射shè出chū行háng业yè人rén才cái争zhēng夺duó战zhàn正zhèng在zài加jiā剧jù。

Roots · etymology

源自水手弃船跳海逃生的字面场景

  • jump(跳)+ ship(船),字面"跳船"

Collocations

  • jump ship to a rival / employees jumping ship / decide to jump ship

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