leap
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they leap | |
he / she / it leaps | |
past simple leapt | |
past participle leapt | |
past simple leaped | |
past participle leaped | |
-ing form leaping |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to jump high or a long way 跳;跳躍;跳越 - + adv./prep.
A dolphin leapt out of the water. 海豚躍出水面。 We leaped over the stream. 我們跳過了小溪。 - leap something
The horse leapt a five-foot wall. 那匹馬躍過了一道五英尺高的牆。
Extra ExamplesShe leaped across the puddles. 她跳過小水坑。 She leaped clear of the water. 她跳過水面。 The horse leaped over high fences. 馬躍過了高高的障礙。 A dolphin suddenly leapt out of the water. 一只海豚突然躍出了水面。 The horse galloped on, leaping fences and hedges as it came to them. 那匹馬一路飛奔,躍過遇到的一道道圍欄和樹籬。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- practically
- …
- seem to
- be about to
- be ready to
- …
- across
- from
- into
- …
- leap to your feet
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to move or do something suddenly and quickly 猛沖;突然做(某事) She leapt out of bed. 她突然翻身下了床。 He leaped across the room to answer the door. 他跳過房間去開門。 I leapt to my feet (= stood up quickly). 我趕緊站了起來。 They leapt into action immediately. 他們立即斷然采取了行動。 - (figurative)
She was quick to leap to my defence (= speak in support of me). 她馬上挺身而出爲我辯護。 The photo seemed to leap off the page (= it got your attention immediately). 那張照片躍然紙上,引人注目。 His name leapt out at me (= I saw it immediately). 他的名字立刻映入了我的眼簾。
Extra ExamplesDon't be so nervous—anyone would think I was about to leap on you. 别那麽緊張,你那樣的話大家都會以爲我會朝你撲過去。 He almost leaped down the stairs when he heard who it was. 得知此人是誰時,他幾乎從樓梯上跳下來。 He leaped down from the ladder and ran over to her. 他從梯子上一躍而下朝她奔去。 He leapt onto his horse and rode off. 他跳上馬,騎走了。 He leapt out of bed when he heard the telephone. 他聽到電話聲就從床上跳了起來。 Rose immediately leapt to her feet. 羅斯立即站了起來。 children leaping about with excitement 高興得跳來跳去的孩子們 The people on the shore were leaping up and down and shouting. 岸上的人們跳上跳下,大喊大叫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- practically
- …
- seem to
- be about to
- be ready to
- …
- across
- from
- into
- …
- leap to your feet
- [intransitive] leap (in something) (from…) (to…)
to increase suddenly and by a large amount synonym shoot up驟增;劇增;猛漲 The shares leapt in value from 476p to close at 536p. 股價從 476 便士猛漲到收盤時的 536 便士。 The company saw pre-tax profits leap to £14.5 million in 2004. 2004年公司的稅前利潤驟增到1 450萬英鎊。
Word OriginOld English hlēapan (verb), hlȳp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lopen, German laufen (verb), and Dutch loop, German Lauf (noun), all meaning ‘run’, also to lope.
Idioms
somebody’s heart leaps
used to say that somebody has a sudden feeling of happiness or excitement 心花怒放 My heart leapt at the news. 聽到這個消息,我的心怦怦直跳。 Her heart leaped with joy. 她心花怒放。
jump/leap to conclusions | jump/leap to the conclusion that…
look before you leap
- (saying)
used to advise somebody to think about the possible results or dangers of something before doing it Topics Dangerc2三思而後行