leap

[li:p]

v.跳跃, 跃过, 跃
n.跳跃, 跃

vi.

1. 跳, 跳跃[Q]

The fish leaped out of water and landed on the shore.

鱼跃出水面落到岸上。

2. 迅速进行, 立即着手; 突然发生[Q]

His bodyguard leapt into action.

他的保镖立即采取行动。

3. (心脏等)激烈跳动

vt.

1. 跳过; 越过

2. 使跃过

He leaped the horse across the ditch.

他纵马跳过沟渠。

n.[C]

1. 跳, 跳跃

The boy took a leap from the window.

那个男孩从窗口跳下去。

2. 跃过的距离

3. 飞跃; 跃进; 骤变; 激增

National income went up with a leap.

国民收入猛增。

词形变化

名词: leaper | 动词过去式: leaped/leapt | 动词过去分词: leaped/leapt | 动词现在分词: leaping | 动词第三人称单数: leaps |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.跳; 跳跃; 跳过

jump  spring  vault  hop  bound  hurdle  dive  plunge  pounce  

同义参见:

cavort  dance  vault  caper  buck  skip  bound  bounce  pounce  

英英释义

名词 leap:

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

同义词：leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce

an abrupt transition

同义词：jump, saltation

a sudden and decisive increase

同义词：jump

the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

动词 leap:

move forward by leaps and bounds

同义词：jump, bound, spring

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

同义词：jump

jump down from an elevated point

同义词：jump, jump off

cause to jump or leap

同义词：jump

短语词组

leap in the dark

1. 冒险的行动

Their move to Latin America was a leap in the dark.

他们迁居拉丁美洲是件冒险的事。

by leaps and bounds

1. 非常迅速地

The production is increasing by leaps and bounds.

生产正在极其迅速地增长。

leap at

1. 向……扑去

The dog leaped at him.

狗向他扑去。

补充

leapleap英:[li:p] 美:[lip]vi.1.跳, 跳跃His heart leaped and he felt himself reddening.他的心在跳, 他感觉自己的脸红了。2.猛然行动, 冲Look before you leap.三思而后行。vt.1.跳过, 跃过The horse leaped a stream.这匹马跃过小溪。n.1.跳跃, 飞跃He took a leap over an obstacle.他跃过障碍物。2.激增

例句

1. He leapt from a window in the building and escaped.他从大楼的窗户跳出后逃跑了。 2. The newsreels show him leaping into the air.新闻短片里有他跳向空中的画面。 3. The man threw his arms out as he leapt.那个人伸开双臂跳跃。 4. They leapt over the stream.他们跳过小溪。 5. He leapt out of his chair when his team scored.他的球队得分时, 他兴奋地从椅子上跳了起来。 6. The car leapt forward.车子向前疾驰而去。 7. With a terrible howl, he leapt forward and threw himself into the water.他狂吼一声, 向前猛冲, 纵身跳进水里。 8. The two men leaped into the jeep and roared off.那两名男子跳进吉普车, 猛踩油门疾驰而去。 9. He leapt onto the train as it started to move.他在火车刚开动时跳了上去。 10. Huge flames leapt into the air.熊熊火焰冲上天空。 11. Flames leaped from the side of the building.火焰从大楼一侧往外蹿。 12. I could see flames leaping out of the window.我看到火焰从窗户喷出來。 13. His heart leapt at the thought of seeing her.他一想到要见她, 心情就无比激动。 14. Nancy's heart leaped with joy.南希内心欢欣雀跃。 15. His heart leaped, suddenly afraid, at the vision of her having fallen overboard.一想到她或许已从船上落入水里, 他的心就突然紧张得怦怦直跳。 16. Warwickshire leap to third in the table, 31 points behind leaders Essex.沃里克郡队在排行榜上跃居第三, 比领先的埃塞克斯郡队落后31分。 17. The idea leapt into her mind.她忽然想到这个主意。 18. They saw the driver leap the roadside wall.他们看见司机翻过路边围墙。 19. Some monkeys can leap four or five metres from one tree to another.有些猴子能从一棵树跳到另一棵树上, 距离有四五米远。 20. The shares leapt 10p to 98p.股票涨了10便士, 上涨到98便士。 21. He blamed the leap in prices for their problems.他把他们的问题归咎于价格暴涨。 22. a giant leap in productivity生产力的激增 23. the leap in the unemployed from 35,000 to 75,000失业人数从3.5万猛增至7.5万 24. Smith won with a leap of 2.37 metres.史密斯以2.37米的跳高成绩获胜。 25. He's improved in leaps and bounds this season.他这个赛季成绩突飞猛进。 26. The total number of species on the planet appears to be growing by leaps and bounds.地球上物种的总数似乎在激增。 27. Agriculture recovered slowly, but there was no leap forward as occurred in the industrial sector.农业复苏缓慢, 并不像工业领域那样突飞猛进。 28. Contemporary art has taken a huge leap forward in the last five or six years.现代艺术在过去五六年间有了巨大的飞跃。 29. All weddings are a leap in the dark.所有婚礼都是一场未知的冒险。 30. He will be the least experienced leader ever of the party. It will be a leap in the dark.他将是这个党有史以来最没有经验的领导者。这将是一场冒险。 31. Prudent people are not going to take a leap in the dark.谨慎的人是不会贸然行动的。 32. Once more he's making a leap into the unknown without a plan.他又一次毫无计划地盲目行动。 33. He leapt into the river.他跳入河中。 34. to leap aside向旁边一跃 35. A good idea just leapt into my mind.我突然想出了一个好主意。 36. to leap to fame一举成名 37. Tongues of flame leaped up the stairway.火舌沿楼梯迅速向上蔓延。 38. The thief leaped the fence and escaped.小偷跳过篱笆逃走了。 39. to leap a horse over a wall纵马跳过墙 40. he leapt on to the parapet.他跳上了护墙。 41. Fabia's heart leapt excitedly.费比亚的心激动地狂跳。 42. Polly leapt to her feet.波利飞快跳起。 43. Peter leapt the last few stairs.彼得跳过最后几步台阶。 44. everybody leapt into action.大家都迫不及待地采取行动。 45. they leapt at the opportunity to combine fun with fund-raising.他们急切地接受那个将娱乐融入募捐的机会。 46. sales leapt by a third last year.去年销售额急增三分之一。 47. amid the notes, a couple of items leap out.在笔记中有两三条特别显眼。 48. she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps.她几大步飞跳下楼。 49. a leap of 75 per cent in two years.两年内75%的剧烈涨幅。 50. a leap of faith.突然改变信仰。 51. Lover's leap.情人跳。 52. productivity improved in leaps and bounds.生产率突飞猛进地提高。 53. The horse leapt over the wall.那马跳过了那道墙。 54. A fish suddenly leapt out of the water.一条鱼突然从水里跳出来。 55. Share prices leapt to a record high yesterday.昨天股市创下新高。 56. I looked at the clock and leapt out of bed.我一看钟，就连忙爬起床。 57. She leapt back when the pan caught fire.锅里着火，她急忙后退一步。 58. She leapt at the chance to work in television.她抓住了到电视台工作的机会。 59. My heart gave a leap when I heard the news.我听到那个消息时心里怦地跳了一下。 60. The cat suddenly leaped into the air.那只猫突然跃向空中。 61. Fish were leaping out of the water.鱼跳出水面。 62. He leaped off the bridge.他从桥上跳了下去。 63. The cat leapt down from (the top of) the table.那只猫从桌子上跳了下去。 64. The boys leaped over the stream.男孩们跳过小溪。 65. He made a leaping catch. [=he caught the ball as he jumped]他跳起来接球。 66. The horse leaped the stone wall.那匹马越过了石墙。 67. She leapt up [=she stood up quickly] and ran out the door.她迅速站起来，跑出门外。 68. "When the alarm went off, she leapt out of bed."闹钟响了，她立刻跳下床。 69. The crowd leapt to its feet. [=stood up quickly in excitement]人们立刻兴奋地站了起来。 70. The team leaped from last place to first place.这个队从排名垫底跃居首位。 71. The conversation leapt from politics to religion.话题从政治一下子转到了宗教。 72. "When other people accused her of being lazy, he leaped to her defense. [=he quickly began to defend her]"别人指责她懒惰时，他立刻开始为她辩护。 73. They leaped into action. [=acted immediately]他们立即行动起来。 74. The price of gasoline leaped (by) 10 percent.汽油价格猛涨10%。 75. She leaped at [=jumped at] the chance/opportunity to show her boss what she could do.她赶紧抓住机会向老板展示她的能耐。 76. He leapt at the offer of a better job.他急不可待地接受了别人提供的一份更好的工作。 77. The hidden assailant leaped [=jumped] out at them.隐藏在暗处的袭击者突然扑向他们。 78. The picture on the magazine's cover leaps out at you.杂志封面上的图片赫然跃入你的眼帘。 79. She made a graceful leap into the air.她优雅地向空中一跃。 80. He ran and took a flying leap over the stream.他跑起来，跨步越过小溪。 81. He won the high jump with a leap of six feet.他以六英尺的高度赢了跳高比赛。 82. She made the difficult leap [=transition] from college to the workplace.她经历了从大学到职场的艰难转变。 83. the leap from childhood to adulthood从儿童到成年的转变 84. a leap [=jump] in the cost of automobiles汽车费用的激增 85. She has shown great leaps in ability.她的能力已有了大的提高。 86. Technology has taken a great leap forward.技术有了飞跃大发展。 87. an imaginative leap想象力的发挥 88. It required a leap of the imagination to picture how the project would look when it was completed.要构思出这项工程完成后的模样需要发挥想象力。 89. "He had no experience, so starting his own business was a real leap in the dark."他没有经验，所以自主创业对他来说真是冒险之举。 90. He has taken/made a leap of faith in starting his own business.他坚定不移地要自己创业。 91. It takes/requires a leap of faith to believe that this project can succeed.要相信这个工程能成功需要坚定的信念。 92. The company grew by leaps and bounds.这家公司发展势头迅猛。 93. Their knowledge has increased in leaps and bounds.他们的知识快速增长。 94. She told him to (go) take a flying leap. [=(Brit) take a running jump]她要他滚到一边去。