请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 leap
释义
verb | noun
leapleap1 /lip/ ●●○ verb (leaped or leapt /lɛpt/) Etymology
ETYMOLOGYleap1
Origin: Old English hleapan
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
leap
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyleap
he, she, itleaps
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyleaped, leapt
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave leaped, leapt
he, she, ithas leaped, leapt
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad leaped, leapt
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill leap
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have leaped, leapt
Continuous Form
PresentIam leaping
he, she, itis leaping
you, we, theyare leaping
PastI, he, she, itwas leaping
you, we, theywere leaping
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been leaping
he, she, ithas been leaping
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been leaping
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be leaping
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been leaping
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 Fraser leaped to his feet (=quickly stood up) and protested.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSupward
a) to push yourself suddenly up in the air using your legs:  How high can you jump? Lewis jumped 27 feet in the Olympics.b) to go over or across something by jumping:  A kid could easily jump that fence.
to move forward with little jumps between your steps:  The two little girls skipped off down the sidewalk.
to move around by jumping on one leg:  I twisted my ankle, and had to hop across the back yard to sit down.
to jump or move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction. Used especially in writing or literature:  She sprang up nervously when she heard the doorbell ring.
to jump into water with your head and arms first:  The pool is not deep enough to dive into.
to jump up and down several times, especially on a surface that is soft and helps you to go up and down:  The kids were bouncing on the trampoline.
to suddenly jump on a person or animal to try to catch him, her, or it, especially from a place where you were hiding:  The cats like to pounce on flies as they buzz in the windows.
to jump high into the air or over something:  The deer leaped over a fallen log and disappeared.
to jump over something while you are running:  The man hurdled a low fence as he ran away.
to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you:  A young man ran past, vaulting the brick wall at the end of the parking lot.
1a)[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to jump high into the air, or to jump in order to land in a different place:  The squirrels leap easily from tree to tree.leap over/across A deer leapt over the fence. b)[transitive] to jump over something:  Brenda leaped the gate and ran across the field.► see thesaurus at jump12[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move very quickly and with a lot of energy: leap up/out/into etc. I leapt out of bed, in a panic. Fraser leaped to his feet (=quickly stood up) and protested.3[intransitive] to increase quickly and by a large amount OPP fall, tumble:  The price of gas leapt 15% overnight.leap to something Profits leaped to $360 million.4something leaps out at you if something you are looking at leaps out at you, it is very easy for you to notice because it is unusual or unexpected5leap to somebody’s defense/assistance quickly defend or help someone:  When they accused him of lying, his girlfriend leaped to his defense.6somebody’s heart leaps/somebody’s spirits leap literary to feel sudden happiness or excitement:  My heart leaped when I saw Paul at the airport.7leap into action to start doing something suddenly because of something else that has happened:  Members of the parent-teacher organization leaped into action, raising $10,000.8leap off the page (at somebody) if a word, phrase, etc. leaps off the page at you, it makes you pay close attention to it when you are reading:  The photograph seemed to leap off the page at her. [Origin: Old English hleapan] → see also look before you leap at look1 (6)leap at something phrasal verb to accept a chance, opportunity, or offer very eagerly:  I leapt at the chance of going to India.leap out at somebody phrasal verb if something leaps out at you, it is hard not to notice it:  The trees are lit up so they really leap out at you as you drive by.
verb | noun
leapleap2 ●●○ noun [countable] Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 He took a flying leap (=made a long jump) and got to the other side of the stream.
 The moon landing represented a quantum leap to the scientific community.
 the huge economic leap forward that took place in the 1980s
 She hasn’t yet made the leap from TV to movies.
 It takes quite a leap of the imagination to see John as a teacher (=it is hard to imagine him as a teacher).
1a big jump:  Jordan won with a leap of 27 feet, 10 inches. He took a flying leap (=made a long jump) and got to the other side of the stream.2by leaps and bounds very quickly:  The Hispanic population of the county has grown by leaps and bounds.3a sudden large increase in the number or amount of something OPP drop, plunge: leap in a leap in prices4a sudden large improvement in something: leap in a significant leap in military technologya quantum/giant/huge leap The moon landing represented a quantum leap to the scientific community. the huge economic leap forward that took place in the 1980s5a big change in the way that you behave or think or in the way that something happens, often a change that involves some uncertainty or risk:  Opening my own business was a big leap for me. She hasn’t yet made the leap from TV to movies. It takes quite a leap of the imagination to see John as a teacher (=it is hard to imagine him as a teacher).6a leap of faith something you do even though it involves a risk, hoping that it will have a good result:  It was a huge leap of faith to open the restaurant during a slow economy.7a leap in the dark something you do, or a risk that you take, without knowing what will happen as a result
随便看

　

英语词典包含48224条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/22 19:19:19