leap
verb
noun
liːp
verb
1
JUMP
跳
a.
to
jump
high
into
the
air
or
to
jump
in
order
to
land
in
a
different
place
b.
to
jump
over
something
[文] 跳过，跃过〔某物〕
I always + adv/prep T | literary
She
leapt
over
the
fence.
她跳过篱笆。
The
smaller
animals
can
easily
leap
from
tree
to
tree.
身体较小的动物可以在树丛间轻巧地跳来跳去。
Brenda
leaped
the
gate
and
ran
across
the
field.
布伦达跃过大门，跑过田野。
2
MOVE FAST
快速移动
to
move
very
quickly
and
with
a
lot
of
energy
猛冲
I always + adv/prep
I
leapt
up
the
stairs
three
at
a
time.
我一步三级地冲上楼。
He
leapt
out
of
bed.
他一个翻身下了床。
She
leapt
to
her
feet
(=stood
up
quickly)
and
started
shouting.
她猛地站起来开始大喊大叫。
3
INCREASE
增加
to
increase
quickly
and
by
a
large
amount
骤增，剧增;
I
[+
to
]
Profits
leapt
to
£376m.
利润骤增至 3.76 亿英镑。
He
leapt
27
places
to
second
spot.
他上升了 27 位，跃居第二名。
4
leap at the chance/opportunity
to
accept
an
opportunity
very
eagerly
急忙抓住机会
I
leapt
at
the
chance
of
studying
abroad.
我赶紧抓住了出国留学的机会。
5
leap to sb’s defence leap to sb’s defense
; leap to sb’s defense AmE [美] to quickly defend someone 马上保护某人
BrE AmE
When
her
younger
brother
was
being
bullied
she
leapt
to
his
defence.
弟弟遭人欺负，她就挺身而出保护他。
6
HEART
心脏
if
your
heart
leaps,
you
feel
a
sudden
surprise,
happiness,
or
excitement
[文] 〔心〕猛跳
I | literary
My
heart
leaped
when
I
saw
Paul
at
the
airport.
我在机场看到保罗时，我的心猛地一跳。
7
if
a
word
or
phrase
in
a
piece
of
writing
leaps
out
at
you,
you
notice
it
particularly,
because
it
is
interesting,
important
etc
〔文章中的词语〕映入…的眼帘;
noun
8
a
big
jump
跳跃;
He
threw
a
stick
into
the
river
and
the
dog
went
after
it
in
a
flying
leap
.
他把一根枝条扔到河里，那条狗一个飞跃就追了过去。
9
a
large
increase
or
change
剧增，激增; 剧变
quantum/great/huge
etc
leap
a
quantum
leap
(=very
great
increase
or
change)
in
population
levels
人口数量的猛增
[+
in
]
a
16%
leap
in
pre-tax
profits
税前利润激增 16%
[+
forward
]
the
huge
leap
forward
that
took
place
in
the
1980s
发生在 20 世纪 80 年代的巨大飞跃
10
by/in leaps and bounds
if
something
increases,
develops,
grows
etc
by
leaps
and
bounds,
it
does
it
very
quickly
迅速地，突飞猛进地
Lifeboat
technology
has
advanced
by
leaps
and
bounds.
救生艇技术突飞猛进。
11
a leap of (the) imagination an imaginative leap
also
又作
a
mental
process
that
is
needed
to
understand
something
difficult
or
see
the
connection
between
two
very
different
ideas
想象跳跃，想象力的发挥
12
leap in the dark
something
you
do
without
knowing
what
will
happen
as
a
result
冒险举动，轻举妄动; 瞎闯
13
leap of faith
something
you
do
even
though
it
involves
a
risk,
hoping
that
it
will
have
a
good
result
果敢的举动