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单词 leapfrogged
释义

leapfrog

1 of 2

noun

leap·​frog ˈlēp-ˌfrȯg How to pronounce leapfrog (audio)
-ˌfräg
: a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player

leapfrog

2 of 2

verb

leapfrogged; leapfrogging

intransitive verb

: to leap or progress in or as if in leapfrog

transitive verb

1
: to go ahead of (each other) in turn
specifically : to advance (two military units) by keeping one unit in action while moving the other unit past it to a position farther in front
2
: to evade by or as if by a bypass

Example Sentences

Verb Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college. This year's technologies are leapfrogging last year's designs.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
How businesses run there—with an appetite for leapfrog growth, with digital and green serving for good—is a model that the rest of the world should follow. Rachel Ooi, Forbes, 25 July 2022 There was an early botch on a leapfrog that seemed to drag this match down, especially with the crowd being mostly silent for it. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021 So, the lack of supply is pushing buyers and renters out, causing a leapfrog effect to smaller cities and towns in Southern Ontario according to Lierman. Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021 Squeaky-clean cyber hygiene can ensure that attackers can't easily slip past or elude other security tools and leapfrog to another device. Ofer Israeli, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021 The White House knew that without its leadership and facilitation, market forces alone would not meet the challenge of fast and efficient development, commercialization and use of a leapfrog technology—a pandemic-ending vaccine. Michael Mina, Time, 10 Sep. 2021 Only about 15 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, and social inequalities have let the young rich leapfrog ahead of older, poorer people. BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021 Early episodes of the 10-episode season leapfrog around the country and the show’s general timeline to establish the stakes and sprawling cast of characters. Caroline Framke, Variety, 31 Aug. 2021 Keep up this game of reverse leapfrog, and eventually death can’t catch you. Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
Verb
Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris, whom Newsom would have to leapfrog for a 2024 spot, also tweeted support for farmworkers. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 The Sox would have to leapfrog four clubs to play in October. Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 The Reliance Group plan is set to leapfrog India into the league of nations like China and South Korea that already use 5G. Rajesh Roy, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Scientists who study wound healing at a cellular level describe skin cells that leapfrog over each other in a wound bed -- and the skin cells have a much easier time doing this if the wound bed is moist compared to a dry, open wound. Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2022 Brightly lets Siemens leapfrog to the next level of performance for buildings. Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Even with three wild-card spots, the Sox would have to leapfrog four teams over the final 40 games to sneak in. Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022 The loss allowed the Janesville Jets (59 points) to leapfrog the Wolverines (58) in the Midwest Division standings and climb into fourth place. Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022 The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West, which argues that civilizations don’t leapfrog from one technological miracle to the next but progress by the gradual transformation of everyday behavior. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 11 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1599, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1872, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Kids Definition

leapfrog

noun

leap·​frog ˈlēp-ˌfrȯg How to pronounce leapfrog (audio)
-ˌfräg
: a game in which one player bends down and another player leaps over the first player

leapfrogged

verb

past tense of leapfrog
1
as in leaped

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • leaped
  • jumped
  • vaulted
  • bounced
  • skipped
  • loped
  • hurdled
  • hopped
  • leapt
  • bounded
  • sprung
  • romped
  • bucked
  • sprang
  • attacked
  • cavorted
  • pounced
  • frolicked
  • skyrocketed
  • capered
  • gamboled
  • gambolled
  • caprioled
  • shot
2
as in eluded

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • eluded
  • eschewed
  • shunned
  • evaded
  • escaped
  • avoided
  • fled
  • shook
  • dodged
  • bypassed
  • ducked
  • circumvented
  • detoured
  • circumnavigated
  • skirted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • confronted
  • faced
  • met
  • embraced
  • pursued
  • sought
  • accepted
  • welcomed
  • courted
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