leap

[li:p]

v.跳跃, 跃过, 跃
n.跳跃, 跃

例句与用法:

He crossed the garden in three leaps.

他跳三步就跨过了花园。

He got over the stream with a single leap.

他一跃就跳过了小溪。

There has been a great leap in the number of births in these past five years.

这五年来,出生人数有很大的增长。

The thief leaped the wall and ran away.

小偷越墙逃跑了。

His name leapt out at me from the newspaper.

报纸上他的名字一下子跳入我的眼帘。

词形变化:

名词: leaper | 动词过去式: leaped/leapt | 动词过去分词: leaped/leapt | 动词现在分词: leaping | 动词第三人称单数: leaps |

详细释义:

vi.

1. 跳, 跳跃[Q]

The fish leaped out of water and landed on the shore.

鱼跃出水面落到岸上。

2. 迅速进行, 立即着手; 突然发生[Q]

His bodyguard leapt into action.

他的保镖立即采取行动。

3. (心脏等)激烈跳动

vt.

1. 跳过; 越过

2. 使跃过

He leaped the horse across the ditch.

他纵马跳过沟渠。

n.[C]

1. 跳, 跳跃

The boy took a leap from the window.

那个男孩从窗口跳下去。

2. 跃过的距离

3. 飞跃; 跃进; 骤变; 激增

National income went up with a leap.

国民收入猛增。


短语词组:

leap in the dark

1. 冒险的行动

Their move to Latin America was a leap in the dark.

他们迁居拉丁美洲是件冒险的事。

by leaps and bounds

1. 非常迅速地

The production is increasing by leaps and bounds.

生产正在极其迅速地增长。

leap at

1. 向……扑去

The dog leaped at him.

狗向他扑去。