leaping

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance. 跳跃
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。
Frederick leaped 22 feet, 7¼ inches on his second attempt. 弗雷德里克第2次试跳跳了22英尺7.25英寸。
2. N-COUNT Leap is also a noun. 跳跃
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 If you leap somewhere, you move there suddenly and quickly. 急速移动
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 If a vehicle leaps somewhere, it moves there in a short sudden movement. (车辆) 突然移动
The car leaped forward. 汽车突然向前冲去。
5. N-COUNT A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance. 巨变; 剧增[journalism]
The result has been a giant leap in productivity. 其结果就是生产力的大幅度提高。
...the leap in the unemployed from 35,000 to 75,000. …失业人数从3.5万人猛增到7.5万人。
6. V-I If you leap to a particular place or position, you make a large and important change, increase, or advance. 巨变; 剧增
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%。