| 释义 |
leap /liːp/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 跳，跳跃
He cleared the fence in one leap. 他一下跳过栅栏。
The child left in leaps down the stairs. 孩子跳跳蹦蹦地下楼离去。
I made the leap from the high point of our bows. 我从船首最高处往下跳。
2. 被跃过之物；跳出之处
My horse can take the leap with great ease. 我的马能够轻而易举地跳过这障碍物。
3. 跳跃距离
a leap of six metres 6米的跃距
4. 骤变；激增
a successful leap from piano class to concert hall 从上钢琴课进而在音乐厅演出的成功飞跃
a leap in oil prices 石油价格的暴涨
His income went up with a leap. 他的收入猛增。
5. 【地】断层
6. 〈英〉【音】跳进
II (leaped 或 leapt /lept, liːpt/)
❶ vi.
1. 跳，跳跃
leap for joy 高兴得跳起来
leap over a ditch 跳过一条沟
He leaped six metres in the broad jump. 他跳远跳6米。
The young deer were leaping about in the meadow. 小鹿在草地上跳来跳去。
A fish leaped out of the water. 鱼儿跃出水面。
She was watching the coffee leap and darken in the glass dome of the percolator. 她看着咖啡在咖啡壶的玻璃顶球里翻腾，颜色越来越深。
2. 突然经过；突然来到；突然发生；仓促行事
a waterfall leaping from a cliff 从峭壁上喷泄出的瀑布
The first number of the pictorial leaped straight to success. 画报的创刊号一举成功。
The thought leapt into his mind. 他忽然有了这么个想法。
He put his eyes to the eyepieces of the binoculars and the Germans leapt into sight. 他把眼睛贴近双筒望远镜，德国兵跃入了眼帘。
The plainclothesmen suddenly leaped into action. 便衣警察突然采取了行动。
Don't leap to any conclusions. 不要草率地下结论。
3. 敏捷地移动；迅速地反应；(状况、话题等)急速地转换
The sport of parachute jumping has leaped into a new era. 跳伞运动已跃入一个新纪元。
Oil prices are prone to leap up overnight. 石油价格往往一夜之间就会上涨。
4. 迅速飞腾；迅速射出；闪现
Flames were leaping from floor to floor. 火舌窜上层层楼面。
He rowed with a powerful stroke and the boat leapt forward. 他用力划了一下，船就飞快地向前窜去。
Jealousy leaped alight in his bosom. 妒火在他胸中升腾。
5. (心脏等)强有力地搏动
At the sight of the snake, my heart leaped up. 一看见蛇我的心就怦怦乱跳。
❷ vt.
1. 跳过；越过
leap a fence 跳过栅栏
leap the Atlantic in a jet 坐喷气式飞机飞越大西洋
2. 使跳
leap a horse over a wall 纵马跳过障碍墙
[<OE hlēapan to jump;与OHG hlouffan to run, Goth hlaupan, Ger laufen 有关] phr. a leap forward (或 ahead) 跃进，大变化，大增长 a new economic leap forward 经济上的新跃进 a leap in the dark 〈口〉冒险举动，瞎闯 His move to America was a leap in the dark. 他迁居美洲是件冒险的事。by (或 in) leaps and bounds 非常迅速地 The population of Africa is growing by leaps and bounds. 非洲的人口正在极其迅速地增长。Education for women has improved in leaps and bounds. 妇女教育十分迅速地得到了改善。leap at 赶紧抓住 (机会)；迫不及待地接受 She leaped at the chance eagerly. 她急切地赶紧抓住这个机会。When I offered a sum for the substitute teaching, he leaped at it. 当我提出代课报酬金额后，他马上就答应了。look before you leap 见 look |