释义 |
leap AHD[lēp] D.J.[liːp]K.K.[lip]v.(动词)leaped 或 leapt [lĕpt, lēpt] leap.ing, leaps v.intr.(不及物动词)- To spring or bound upward from or as if from the ground; jump:跳跃:从地面或象从地面向上弹起或跳起;跳起:leaped over the wall; salmon leaping upriver.跃过围墙;鲑鱼溯河跃行而上
- To move quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:迅速转换:从一种情况或主题快速或突然地转向另一个:always leaping to conclusions.总是突然作出结论
- To act impulsively:冲动地行动:leaped at the opportunity to travel.把握旅行的机会临时出发
v.tr.(及物动词)- To jump over:跳过:couldn't leap the brook.无法跃过小溪
- To cause to leap:使跳跃:leap a horse over a hurdle.驾马跃过栅栏
n.(名词)- The act of leaping; a jump.跳:跳跃的动作;跳
- A place jumped over or from.跳过的地方,跳起的地方
- The distance cleared in a leap.一次跳过的距离
- An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition:骤变:突然或急促的通过、变化或过渡:a leap from rags to riches.由穷人一跃变为富翁
by leaps and bounds - Very quickly:非常快地:growing by leaps and bounds.长得飞快
leap in the dark - An act whose consequences cannot be predicted.无法预测后果的行为
leap of faith - The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved.信仰不可捉摸:信仰或相信不可捉摸或无法证明之事物的行为或例子
- Middle English lepen 中古英语 lepen
- from Old English hlēapan 源自 古英语 hlēapan
leapʹer n.(名词) |