| 词汇 | leap |
| 释义 | leap verb[ I+ adv/prep ] uk /liːp/ us /liːp/leaped or leapt | leaped or leapt leapverb[I + adv/prep] (MOVE SUDDENLY)C2 to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: 跳，跳跃 He leaped out of his car and ran towards the house.他跳下车朝那所房子跑去。 I leaped up to answer the phone.我跳起来去接电话。 The dog leaped over the gate into the field.狗越过大门朝田野跑去。 to jump jumpThe kids jumped up and down when they heard we were going to Disneyland. leapThe deer leaped out of the forest. boundHe bounded on stage, punching the air with both fists. launch yourselfShe rocked back and forth on her skis before launching herself down the slope. bounceThe kids were bouncing happily on the trampoline. hopI stubbed my toe and hopped to the kitchen to get some ice. He remembered the old adage 'look before you leap'.他想起了那句老话“三思而后行”。 He leaped across the river. She leaped up to help him. When the bell rang, she leaped to the door. She leaped onto the chair. Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver shaky shook shudder squirm toss tremulous whip You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Jumping leapverb[I + adv/prep] (HAPPEN SUDDENLY)to provide help, protection, etc. very quickly: 快速提供（帮助、保护等） He leaped to his friend's defence.他立即为他的朋友进行辩护。 Scott leapt to the rescue when he spotted the youngster in difficulty.斯科特一发现那孩子处境艰难就立即出手帮忙。 Mr Davies leaped in to explain.戴维斯先生赶忙出来解释。 to achieve something suddenly, usually fame, power, or importance: 一举获得（常指名望或权势） He leapt to fame after his appearance in a Broadway play.他在参加一出百老汇演出后一举成名。 to increase, improve, or grow very quickly: 激增；猛涨；快速提高 Shares in the company leaped 250 percent.公司的股票大涨250%。 Helping and co-operating abet accommodative any port in a stormidiom assist assist with something attend bridge carry errand errand of mercyidiom facilitate facilitation financial assistance leg recourse relief run errandsidiom share a platformidiom sponsor start (something) off You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling Increasing and intensifying Phrasal verbsleap at something leap out at someone leap noun[ C ] uk /liːp/ us /liːp/ leapnoun[C] (SUDDEN CHANGE)C2 a big change, increase, or improvement: 巨变；激增；提高 a leap in profits利润激增 It takes quite a leap of the imagination to believe that it's the same person.让人相信这是同一个人着实要费一番脑筋。 an increase increaseThere has been an sharp increase in municipal taxes this year. riseLast month saw a rise in the rate of inflation. gainWe are not seeing the gains in productivity that we expected. boostWe are hoping for a boost in sales this year. Becoming better a step upidiom alive back on your feetidiom bloom blossom blossom into something bounce by/in leaps and boundsidiom come aliveidiom heal marginal mend mend your waysidiom move on to bigger/better thingsidiom on the up (and up)idiom rally shape up or ship out!idiom sharpen (something) up sharpen up your actidiom step You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing leapnoun[C] (MOVEMENT)a large jump or sudden movement: 跳，跳跃;突然的动作 With one leap he crossed the stream.他一跃跳过了小溪。 Jumping a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom bound bunny hop cannonball caper clear frisk hop hurdle jump launch outjump outleap pile pile on/onto (someone) pounce skip triple vault Idiomsby/in leaps and bounds a leap in the dark a leap of faith leap | American Dictionaryleap verb[ I/T ] us/lip/past tense and past participleleapedus/lipt, lept/leaptus/lept/ to make a large jump or sudden movement, or to jump over something: [ I ]He leaps to his feet when the phone rings. [ I ]Flames were leaping into the sky. [ T ]The dog leaped the fence. [ I ]fig. Americans want change, but they don’t want to leap into the unknown (= move quickly into unknown situations). If your heart leaps, you have a sudden, strong feeling of pleasure or fear: [ I ]My heart leaps when I hear his voice. Idiomsby leaps and bounds leap of faith Phrasal verbleap at something leap noun[ C ] us/lip/ a large jump leap | Business Englishleap verb[ I ] uk /liːp/usleapt or leapeduk /lept/ | leapt or leapeduk /lept/ to increase, improve, or grow very quickly: exports/prices/profits leapProperty prices have leapt over 30% in the past year. leap (to sth)The company's shares leapt 17.5p to 210p. leap noun[ C ] uk /liːp/us a big change, increase, or improvement: a leap in costs/profits/salesThe software designer should report a near 40% leap in profits to around £124m. a leap forward for sb/sthThis launch represents a great leap forward for the company. a 20%/40%/75%, etc. leapThe health insurance giant reported a 20% leap in pre-tax profits for the year. See also quantum leap Examples of leapleap She leaps from an architectural monument to a phallocentric world. In this way one goes up the scale gradually instead of in leaps as in the centesimal scale. Options are appraised, rejected or developed, employing simultaneously retrospective and predictive leaps of the imagination. As we correlate the drawings with the model, the scale continually leaps in our imaginations, and we feel teased by the artists. There are indeed relatively giant leaps between the observations made and the conclusion that is deduced. Meanwhile, rates of resource exploitation and consumption leaped ahead even faster than population growth as the industrial model of development was adopted around the world. He argues that it was the evolution of cerebral connectivity that allowed for the huge leaps forward. The basic dimension, then, would be temporal, and experience would be an orderly ensemble of phenomenal leaps and bounds, a time line. The sand leaps in little spurts and whirls. By numbering the sequence we can follow the reader wandering through the picture and see changes of direction, leaps cross space, and so on. A chronological examination of familiar and more neglected scores demonstrates that this evolution proceeded in a series of related progressive stages instead of sudden leaps. Both this and the cabaletta have a jagged melodic contour, alternating stepwise motion with leaps from chest to head register. At times the lack of synchrony in such leaps and bounds is very apparent. Attention should also be drawn to combinations of leaps. He proposed energy shells where electrons didn't radiate, particular values of angular momentum and quantum leaps. See all examples of leap These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withleapleapThese are words often used in combination with leap. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. big leap A rule assigning extrametricality only in clash is therefore a bigleap in expressive power, and this ought to encourage scepticism. dramatic leap It is not something in which we can make a dramatic leap forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 enormous leap We are not faced with food shortages that require us to take that enormousleap of faith. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with leap |
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