leap /liːp/ star3 CET4 TEM4 (leaping,leapt,leaps)

• 1.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance. 跳跃

  例：

  He leaped in the air and waved his fists to the fans as he ran out of the stadium.

  他跑出体育馆，跳起来向他的崇拜者们挥舞着拳头。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Leap is also a noun. 跳跃

  例：

  The suspect took a leap out of a third-storey window.

  那个犯罪嫌疑人从三楼的窗口跳了出去。

• 3.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If you leap somewhere, you move there suddenly and quickly. 急速移动

  例：

  The two men leaped into the jeep and roared off.

  那两个人飞快地跳上吉普车呼啸而去。

• 4.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If a vehicle leaps somewhere, it moves there in a short sudden movement. (车辆) 突然移动

  例：

  The car leaped forward.

  汽车突然向前冲去。

• 5.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance. 巨变; 剧增 [journalism]

  例：

  The result has been a giant leap in productivity.

  其结果就是生产力的大幅度提高。

• 6.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If you leap to a particular place or position, you make a large and important change, increase, or advance. 巨变; 剧增

  例：

  Bush's approval rating leaped to an astounding 88 percent.

  布什的支持率令人吃惊地剧增到了88%。