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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第710页（808字）

【释义】：

(leaped orleapt，leaped orleapt)vi．①跳，跳跃(通常用jump)：A fish leaped out of water．鱼跳出水面．He leaped on a moving bus．他跳上一辆正开动的公共汽车．One’s heart leap t into one’s mouth．大吃一惊．②跃进，迅速行动：leap at the opportunity抓住机会．leap to a conclusion仓促作出结论．The cosmic rocket leaped skywards．宇宙火箭腾空而起．

－vt．①跳过：leap the hurdle跳栏．leap the usual transitional stages跃过通常的过渡阶段．②使跳过：leap a horse over a fence(across a ditch)骑马跳过篱笆(沟)．

－n．①跳跃，跃进，飞跃：the Big leap Forward大跃进．make a leap of over 120 per cent猛增百分之一百二十以上．by leaps and bounds突飞猛进地，飞跃地：Our communication and transportation have developed by leaps and bounds．我们的交通运输飞跃地发展．a leap in the dark轻举妄动．②跳过的地方(或距离)：take the leap with ease很容易就跳过去．a leap of ten feet跳过十呎．③【地】断层．

△a leap year闰年．