Leap
[liːp] or [lip]
解释:
(noun.) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.
(noun.) the distance leaped (or to be leaped); 'a leap of 10 feet'.
(noun.) an abrupt transition; 'a successful leap from college to the major leagues'.
(verb.) pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; 'leap into fame'; 'jump to a conclusion'; 'jump from one thing to another'.
欧内斯廷编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A basket.
(n.) A weel or wicker trap for fish.
(v. i.) To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse.
(v. i.) To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
(v. t.) To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
(v. t.) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
(v. t.) To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
(n.) The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound.
(n.) Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
(n.) A fault.
(n.) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals.
手打:鲁迪
同义词及近义词:
v. n. Jump, bound, spring, vault, hop, CAPER.
v. a. Jump over, bound across.
n. Jump, spring, bound, vault, hop, CAPER.
手打:奥齐
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Jump, bound, bounce, spring, vault, hop
ANT:Plunge, dip, dive, duck, walk
校对:伍德罗
解释:
n. a basket: a wicker net.
v.i. to move with bounds: to spring upward or forward: to jump: to rush with vehemence.—v.t. to bound over: to cause to take a leap: to cover or copulate (of some beasts):—pr.p. leap′ing; pa.t. leaped or leapt (lept); pa.p. leaped rarely leapt.—n. act of leaping: bound: space passed by leaping: sudden transition.—ns. Leap′-frog a play in which one boy places his hands on the back of another stooping in front of him and vaults over his head; Leap′ing-house (Shak.) a brothel; Leap′ing-time (Shak.) youth; Leap′-year every fourth year—of 366 days adding one day in February.—Leap in the dark an act of which we cannot foresee the consequences.
埃塞雷德编辑
例句:
- Will it spring, will it leap out if I approach? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- They would often spring, and bound, and leap, with prodigious agility. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
- I went down to him, choking for breath, with my heart leaping as if it was like to leap out of me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- At last Clayton saw the immense muscles of Tarzan's shoulders and biceps leap into corded knots beneath the silver moonlight. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Straight for his flier he would leap while those of his comrades who fought near by would rush to cover his escape. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- We will look before we leap, and take plenty of time about it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Gudrun's heart leapt in sudden terror, profound terror. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- Temptation leapt on him like the stab of a knife. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- In the inky east two vast clouds, sailing contrary ways, met; the lightning leapt forth, and the hoarse thunder muttered. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- She knelt down, and the flame leapt under her rapid hands. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- Her heart leapt with relief--yes, there was the slow, strong stroke of the church clock--at last, after this night of eternity. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- She spoke hurriedly, as if her heart had leapt into her throat at the boy's words. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- I went down to him, choking for breath, with my heart leaping as if it was like to leap out of me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Before I knew it the air was black with fliers, and a hundred of these First Born devils were leaping to the ground all about me. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- As on the former occasion he overthrew the cauldron before leaping, sinuous and catlike, into the lower branches of the forest giant. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- They cannot be a day's march ahead of us, he exclaimed, the light of battle leaping to his fierce face. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Tarzan waited no longer, but leaping into the branches of the trees sped rapidly through the forest. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- In the views of hurdle-leaping, the simulation was still more admirable, even to the motion of the tail as the animal gathered for the jump, the raising of his head, all were there. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Then he struck gold, invested it, and came up by leaps and bounds. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- The lion was bounding along in easy leaps scarce five paces behind. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Over babbling brooks they took impossible leaps, which seemed to keep them whole days suspended in the air. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- The author apparently believes that organisation progresses by sudden leaps, but that the effects produced by the conditions of life are gradual. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- When a bird rises from the ground it leaps up with head stuck out and expanded tail, so that the body is in the position of a boy’s kite when thrown up. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Was short in his leaps and bad in his tumbling,' Mr. Childers interpreted. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- Gerald suddenly let go the horse and leaped forwards, almost on to Gudrun. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- A fish leaped secretly, revealing the light in the pond. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- The cat leaped down and ripped at a bundle of rags with her tigerish claws, with a sound that it set my teeth on edge to hear. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- He sprang down from the platform and grasped her roughly by the arm, but scarcely had he touched her than I leaped between them. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- She had meant to put him off with a word--but now her heart leaped at the thought of seeing him. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- In another second the boat was in deep water, and Dick, who had never let go the gunwale, leaped in with Alexandros. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
校对:莎娜