leap
- v.跳;跳跃;剧增;跳越;猛涨;猛冲;突然做(某事);骤增
- n.跳跃;跳高;激增;剧增;跳越;骤变
复数： leaps 过去式： leapt; leaped 现在分词： leaping 过去分词： leaped;leapt 第三人称单数： leaps
leapverb
跳；跳跃；跳越
to jump high or a long way
A dolphin leapt out of the water.
海豚跃出水面。
We leapt over the stream.
我们跳过了那条小溪。
The horse leapt a five-foot wall.
那匹马跃过了一道五英尺高的墙。
猛冲；突然做（某事）
to move or do sth suddenly and quickly
She leapt out of bed.
她突然翻身下了床。
He leapt across the room to answer the door.
他冲过房间去开门。
I leapt to my feet (= stood up quickly) .
我赶紧站了起来。
They leapt into action immediately.
他们立即断然采取了行动。
She was quick to leap to my defence (= speak in support of me) .
她马上挺身而出为我辩护。
The photo seemed to leap off the page (= it got your attention immediately) .
那张照片跃然纸上，引人注目。
His name leapt out at me (= I saw it immediately) .
他的名字一下引起了我的注意。
骤增；剧增；猛涨
to increase suddenly and by a large amount
Shares leapt in value from 476p to close at 536p.
股价从476便士猛涨到收盘536便士。
used to advise sb to think about the possible results or dangers of sth before doing it
to make a decision about sb/sth too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts
我又犯老毛病了，冒冒失失地就下结论。
There I go again─jumping to conclusions.
赶紧抓住，急不可待地接受（机会）
to accept a chance or an opportunity quickly and with enthusiasm
I leapt at the chance to go to France.
我立刻抓住了去法国的机会。
noun
跳越；跳跃；跳高
a long or high jump
a leap of six metres
一跳跳了六米
She took a flying leap and landed on the other side of the stream.
她一个飞跃跳到小溪的对面。
His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her.
他看见她时，心猛地一跳。
Few people successfully make the leap from television to the movies.
从电视业转向电影业很少有人成功。
骤变；剧增；激增
a sudden large change or increase in sth
a leap in profits
利润跃升
very quickly; in large amounts
她的健康已迅速好转。
Her health has improved in leaps and bounds.
an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be
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VERB 纵身；跳；跃
If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance.He had leapt from a window in the building and escaped...
他从大楼一个窗口跳出去跑了。
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VERB 迅捷地移动
If you leap somewhere, you move there suddenly and quickly.The two men leaped into the jeep and roared off...
两名男子跳上吉普车，疾驰而去。
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VERB （车辆）飞奔，疾驶
If a vehicle leaps somewhere, it moves there in a short sudden movement.The car leapt forward.
汽车向前飞驰。
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N-COUNT 骤变；激增；飞跃
A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance.The result has been a giant leap in productivity.
其结果是生产力的大幅提高。
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VERB 骤变；激增；飞跃
If you leap to a particular place or position, you make a large and important change, increase, or advance.Warwicks leap to third in the table, 31 points behind leaders Essex.
沃里克队在排名中蹿升至第3名，落后领先的埃塞克斯队31分。
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VERB （因吃惊、害怕、高兴等心脏）猛地跳动
If you say that your heart leaps, you mean that you experience a sudden, very strong feeling of surprise, fear, or happiness.My heart leaped at the sight of her.
我见到她时心都要跳出来了。
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VERB 赶紧抓住（机会）
If you leap at a chance or opportunity, you accept it quickly and eagerly.The post of principal of the theatre school became vacant and he leapt at the chance.
戏剧学校校长一职出缺，他马上抓住了这个机会。
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PHRASE （改善或增长）非常迅速地，飞跃地
You can use in leaps and bounds or by leaps and bounds to emphasize that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly.He's improved in leaps and bounds this season...
他今季的表现一日千里。
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PHRASE 冒险举动；瞎闯
If you take a leap in the dark or a leap into the unknown, you do something without having any previous experience in that activity or knowledge of it.Prudent people are not going to take a leap in the dark...
小心谨慎的人是不会轻易冒险的。
noun
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- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- Synonym: leaping spring saltation bound bounce
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- the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
- a leap of 10 feet
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- an abrupt transition
- a successful leap from college to the major leagues
- Synonym: jump saltation
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- a sudden and decisive increase
- a jump in attendance
- Synonym: jump
verb
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- pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
- leap into fame
- jump to a conclusion
- jump from one thing to another
- Synonym: jump
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- move forward by leaps and bounds
- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
- Synonym: jump bound spring
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- cause to jump or leap
- the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
- Synonym: jump
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- jump down from an elevated point
- the parachutist didn't want to jump
- every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge
- the widow leapt into the funeral pyre
- Synonym: jump jump off
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His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her .
他看见她时，心猛地一跳。
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He who would leap high must take a long run .
要跳得高必得要一个长跑。
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Few people successfully make the leap from television to the movies .
从电视业转向电影业很少有人成功。
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Shares leapt in value from 476p to close at 536p .
股价从476便士猛涨到收盘536便士。
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Her health has improved in leaps and bounds .
她的健康已迅速好转。
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She threw back the covers and leapt out of bed .
她掀开被子跳下床来。
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With a spring , the cat leapt on to the table .
猫一跃跳上桌子。
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The photo seemed to leap off the page .
那张照片跃然纸上，引人注目。
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She was quick to leap to my defence .
她马上挺身而出为我辩护。
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He cracked his whip and the horse leapt forward .
他甩了个响鞭，马儿就奋蹄向前奔去。
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When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence .
她的兄弟受到批评时，她马上跳出来卫护。
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They leapt into action immediately .
他们立即断然采取了行动。
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A dolphin leapt out of the water .
海豚跃出水面。
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The dog leapt and wagged its tail in excitement .
狗兴奋得摇着尾巴跳来跳去。
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We leapt over the stream .
我们跳过了那条小溪。
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I leapt to my feet .
我赶紧站了起来。
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The horse leapt a five-foot wall .
那匹马跃过了一道五英尺高的墙。
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Prudent people are not going to take a leap in the dark
小心谨慎的人是不会轻易冒险的。
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Contemporary art has taken a huge leap forward in the last five or six years .
当代艺术在过去五六年间突飞猛进。
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Once more he 's making a leap into the unknown without a plan .
他再次毫无计划地乱闯。
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The result has been a giant leap in productivity .
其结果是生产力的大幅提高。
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Take a leap of faith and trust them .
你就放胆一试，选择信他们吧。
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The scale of migration took a quantum leap in the early 1970s .
20世纪70年代初，移民的规模骤然扩大。
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The share price is likely to leap upwards .
该股票价格可能会猛涨。
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He had leapt from a window in the building and escaped
他从大楼一个窗口跳出去跑了。
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The engine roared , and the vehicle leapt forward
发动机轰鸣着，车子猛然冲出去。
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He 's improved in leaps and bounds this season
他今季的表现一日千里。
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Alice leapt from the car and ran full pelt towards the emergency room
艾丽斯跳下车，拼命奔向急诊室。
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The man threw his arms out as he leapt .
该男子张开双臂，纵身一跳。
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The total number of species on the planet appears to be growing by leaps and bounds .
地球上的物种数目似乎正飞速增长。
普通用词，指用双脚向上、向下跳，或跳到、跳过一定距离外的某一点。
The horse jumped the fence.
那匹马跃过了栅栏。
He jumped out of a third-storey window.
他从三楼的窗户跳了下来。
He jumped to his feet and ran out of the room.
他一下子跳了起来，跑出了房间。
常可与 jump 换用，但侧重表示身体猛力向上跃起并朝前急冲的动作，有时含突然之意。
He leapt/jumped the fence and ran to the cinema.
他跃过围栏，跑向电影院。
A fish leapt/jumped out of water and landed on the shore.
一条鱼跃出水面落到岸上。
指凭借很强的弹跳力突然而快速地跳跃。
The cat sprang out of the door.
猫突然蹦到门外。
He sprang to his feet and ran downstairs.
他一跃而起，冲到楼下。
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