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| 1 | I move somewhere suddenly and quickly 突然而迅速地移动 |
| Gordon’ s secretary leapt to her feet (=suddenly stood up) when she saw me. 戈登的女秘书看到我时猛地站了起来。 |
| leap into/out of/from sth The suspect was seen leaping into a car and speeding off. 有人看见嫌疑犯一头钻进一辆汽车后飞速开走了。 |
| He leapt out of bed. 他从床上一跃而下。 |
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| 2 | I to jump into the air or over a long distance 跳；跳跃 |
| People were forced to leap to safety from the burning building. 人们被迫跳离着火的大楼以逃生。 |
| +into/from/onto She leapt into the air with joy. 她开心地跳了起来。 |
| | 2a | T to jump over something 跳过；越过 | | The horse leapt the fence and galloped off down the track. 马儿越过栅栏，沿着跑道飞奔起来。 | |
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| 3 | I to suddenly improve , increase , or progress 猛涨；激增 |
| Sales have leapt 43% this quarter. 这个季度销售量猛增了43%。 |
| | 3a | to suddenly change to another time or situation , for example in a film （电影镜头）突然转换 | | The action then leaps forward to 1989, when Rose is an elderly woman. 故事情节突然推进到1989年，此时的罗斯是位老妇人。 | |
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| - | leap at the chance/offer/opportunity
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| to accept something quickly and in an enthusiastic way |
| 赶紧抓住机会/迫不及待地接受提议/立刻抓住机遇 |
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| Klein leapt at the chance to appear in the show. 克莱恩迫不及待地抓住了这个登台表演的机会。 |
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| - | leap into action
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| to suddenly start doing something |
| 突然开始行动 |
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| As the King approached, photographers leapt into action. 国王一走近，摄影记者们纷纷拍起照来。 |
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| - | leap out at you
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| to be immediately obvious or immediately get your attention |
| 立刻引起注意；特别显著 |
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| His name just leapt off the page at me. 他的名字一下就引起了我的注意。 |
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| - | leap to sb’ s defence
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| to quickly say or do something to help someone who is being criticized |
| 赶紧替某人辩护 |
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| - | look before you leap
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| used for saying that someone should think carefully before making a decision |
| 三思而后行 |
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