| 释义 |
a quantum leap quantum leapA sudden or important change or improvement. Gary's new job in upper management is a quantum leap forward from his old position at the factory.See also: leap, quantuma quantum leap A quantum leap is a very great and sudden increase in the size, amount, or quality of something. The vaccine represents a quantum leap in healthcare. The scale of migration took a quantum leap in the early 1970s. Note: People sometimes say a quantum jump with the same meaning. We want a quantum jump in exports.See also: leap, quantuma quantum ˈleap (also a quantum ˈjump less frequent) a sudden very large increase, advance or improvement in something: This latest research represents a quantum leap in our understanding of the universe. ♢ The quantum leap in writing technology came with the introduction of personal computers.In physics, a quantum jump is a sudden change in a physical quality such as energy from one fixed level to another.See also: leap, quantum |