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| /liːp/ |
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| 1 | a jump , especially a long or high one 跳，跳跃；（尤指）跳远，跳高 |
| a record-breaking leap of 2.04 metres 2.04米破纪录的一跳 |
| a flying leap (=high into the air) The angry monkey crossed the cage with a flying leap. 腾空跳跃 |
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| 2 | a sudden increase or improvement 激增；突飞猛进 |
| +in a huge leap in the price of fuel 燃料价格的暴涨 |
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| 3 | a big change in the way you think or in what you do （思维方式或行为的）骤变 |
| Most publishing companies have made the leap into multimedia. 绝大部分出版公司已作了重大调整，转而采用多媒体出版。 |
| Moving to a place where I knew no one was a big leap for me. 搬到一个举目无亲的地方对我来说是人生的一大转折。 |
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| - | by/in leaps and bounds
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| used for saying that something improves or increases a lot |
| 突飞猛进地；迅速地 |
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| Murray has been working hard at his game and has progressed by leaps and bounds. 默里在自己的行当里一直都很努力，并且也取得了相当大的进展。 |
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| - | a leap in the dark
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| something you do without knowing the full situation and without knowing what the possible results might be |
| 冒险举动；轻举妄动 |
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| - | a leap of faith
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| a decision to believe that something is true or will happen although you have no proof |
| 草率的定论 |
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