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leapli:pn [C]跳，跃David took/made a brave leap at the ledge but missed and fell.大卫勇敢地朝凸岩跳了过去但是跳偏了，摔了下去。(fig.) The leaps (= increases) in pay at the universities have been very great this year.今年大学收费增幅非常大。(fig.) It takes quite a leap of the imagination (= you have to try hard) to believe that it's the same person.要想相信这是同一个人是要费点功夫的。If someone or something gets better by/in leaps and bounds, they improve very quickly.极迅速地She has come on in leaps and bounds with her reading.她的阅读水平突飞猛进。Her reading has improved by leaps and bounds this term.这学期她的阅读水平进步神速。A leap in the dark is something you do without being certain what will happen.后果不可预料的行动Booking the holiday was a leap in the dark -- we got the address out of the paper.预订安排度假旅行不是很有把握的事----这个联系地址是从报上看来的。A leap year happens once every four years and has an extra day on 29 February.闰年Next year is a leap year.明年是闰年。
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