| 单词 | leap |
| 释义 | leap —leaper, n. /leep/, v. , leaped or leapt, leaping, n. v.i. 1. to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch. 2. to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity. 3. to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump: to leap to a conclusion; an idea that immediately leaped to mind. v.t. 4. to jump over: to leap a fence. 5. to pass over as if by a jump. 6. to cause to leap: to leap a horse. n. 7. a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement. 8. the distance covered in a leap; distance jumped. 9. a place leaped or to be leaped over or from. 10. a sudden or abrupt transition: a successful leap from piano class to concert hall. 11. a sudden and decisive increase: a leap in the company's profits. 12. by leaps and bounds, very rapidly: We are progressing by leaps and bounds. 13. leap in the dark, an action of which the consequences are unknown: The experiment was a leap in the dark. 14. leap of faith, an act or instance of accepting or trusting in something that cannot readily be seen or proved. [bef. 900; ME lepen, OE hleapan to leap, run; c. G laufen, ON hlaupa, Goth hlaupan] Syn. 1. bound. See jump. |
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