leap
- IPA[liːp]
英式
- jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force；jump across
- a forceful jump or quick movement；a dramatic increase in price, amount, etc.
verb: leap, 3rd person present: leaps, gerund or present participle: leaping, past tense: leaped, past participle: leaped
noun: leap, plural noun: leaps
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動詞
- 1. jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force he leapt on to the parapet Fabia's heart leapt excitedly 同義詞
- ▪ jump across Peter leapt the last few stairs 同義詞
- 2. move quickly and suddenly Polly leapt to her feet 同義詞
- ▪ make a sudden rush to do something; act eagerly and suddenly everybody leapt into action 同義詞
- ▪ accept (an opportunity) eagerly they leapt at the opportunity to combine fun with fund-raising 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a price, amount, etc.) increase dramatically sales leapt by a third last year 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (especially of writing) be conspicuous; stand out amid the notes, a couple of items leap out
名詞
- 1. a forceful jump or quick movement she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps 同義詞
- ▪ a dramatic increase in price, amount, etc. a leap of 75 per cent in two years 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ a sudden abrupt change or transition it doesn't take a great leap of imagination to recognize that you have held an important leadership role
- ▪ a thing to be leaped over or from Lover's Leap
- 2. rare a group of leopards we stopped to photograph a leap of leopards
- a huge, often sudden, increase or advance in something: there has been a quantum leap in the quality of wines marketed in the UK
Oxford American Dictionary
- a year, occurring once every four years, that has 366 days including February 29 as an ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a second that is occasionally inserted into the atomic scale of reckoning time in order to ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- the intercalary day in a leap year; 29 February.
Oxford Dictionary
- a huge, often sudden, increase or advance in something: there has been a quantum leap in the quality of wines marketed in the UK
Oxford Dictionary
- a second which is occasionally inserted into the atomic scale of reckoning time in order to ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a year, occurring once every four years, which has 366 days including 29 February as an ...
Oxford Dictionary
- the intercalary day in a leap year; February 29.
Oxford American Dictionary
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美式
- jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force: I leaped across the threshold Fabia's heart leapt excitedly
- a forceful jump or quick movement: she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps
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