- The word leap is another word for "jump," but it gives a slightly different image — one of lightness and quickness, perhaps a movement with a little more spring in it than a regular jump.
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- v. 跳，跳跃，突然做
- n. 飞跃；跳跃
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1. A dolphin leapt out of the water.
海豚跃出水面。
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2. We leapt over the stream.
我们跳过了那条小溪。
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3. 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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4. She leapt out of bed.
她突然翻身下了床。
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5. I leapt to my feet.
我赶紧站了起来。
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6. They leapt into actionimmediately.
他们立即断然采取了行动。
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7. His name leapt out at me .
他的名字立刻映入了我的眼帘。
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8. a leap of six metres
一跳跳了六米
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9. 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。
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10. His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her.
他看见她时，心猛地一跳。
- leap (n.) c. 1200, "the act or an act of leaping," from Old English hliep, hlyp (West Saxon), *hlep (Mercian, Northumbrian) "a leap, a bound, a spring; sudden movement; thing to leap from;" from Proto-Germanic *hlaupan (cognates: Old Frisian hlep, Dutch loop, Old High German hlouf, German lauf); from the root of leap (v.). Leaps has been paired with bounds at least since 1720.
- leap (v.) c. 1200, from Old English hleapan "to jump, spring clear of the ground by force of an initial bound; run, go; dance, leap upon (a horse)" (class VII strong verb; past tense hleop, past participle hleapen), from Proto-Germanic *hlaupan (source also of Old Saxon hlopan, Old Norse hlaupa, Old Frisian hlapa, Dutch lopen, Old High German hlouffan, German laufen "to run," Gothic us-hlaupan "to jump up"), of uncertain origin, with no known cognates beyond Germanic.
leap / liːp ; NAmE liːp / verb , noun leap leaps leaped leapt leaping verb ( leapt , leapt / lept ; NAmE lept / or leaped , leaped ) 1 [intransitive , transitive ] to jump high or a long way 跳；跳跃；跳越 + adv./prep. ◆ 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。 leapsth ◆ The horse leapt a five-foot wall. 那匹马跃过了一道五英尺高的墙。 2 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to move or do sth suddenly and quickly 猛冲；突然做（某事） ◆ 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 actionimmediately. 他们立即断然采取了行动。 ◆ ( figurative) 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). 他的名字立刻映入了我的眼帘。 3 [intransitive ] leap(in sth) (from…) (to…) to increase suddenly and by a large amount 骤增；剧增；猛涨 SYN shoot up ◆ The shares leapt in value from 476p to close at 536p. 股价从 476 便士猛涨到收盘时的 536 便士。 IDIOM ˌlook before you ˈleap ( saying) used to advise sb to think about the possible results or dangers of sth before doing it 三思而后行 ☞more at conclusion , heart PHRASAL VERB ˈleap at sth to accept a chance or an opportunity quickly and with enthusiasm 赶紧抓住，急不可待地接受（机会） SYN jump at ◆ I leapt at the chance to go to France. 我立刻抓住了去法国的机会。 noun 1 a long or high jump 跳越；跳跃；跳高 ◆ a leap of six metres 一跳跳了六米 ◆ She took a flying leapand landed on the other side of the stream. 她一个飞跃跳到小溪的对面。 ◆ ( figurative) His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her. 他看见她时，心猛地一跳。 ◆ ( figurative) 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。 2 leap(in sth) a sudden large change or increase in sth 骤变；剧增；激增 ◆ a leap in profits 利润跃升 ☞see also quantum leap IDIOMS by/in ˌleaps and ˈbounds very quickly; in large amounts 非常迅速；飞跃地；突飞猛进；大量地 ◆ Her health has improved in leaps and bounds. 她的健康已迅速好转。 a leap in the ˈdark an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be 冒险举动 leap / liːp ; NAmE liːp / leapt / lept ; NAmE lept /
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