leap

jump, leap, spring, hop, bound, skip

名词 leap:

1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
   同义词：leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
2. an abrupt transition
   同义词：jump, saltation
3. a sudden and decisive increase
   同义词：jump
4. the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

动词 leap:

1. move forward by leaps and bounds
   同义词：jump, bound, spring
2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
   同义词：jump
3. jump down from an elevated point
   同义词：jump, jump off
4. cause to jump or leap
   同义词：jump

1. He crossed the garden in three leaps.
   他跳三步就跨过了花园。
2. He got over the stream with a single leap.
   他一跃就跳过了小溪。
3. There has been a great leap in the number of births in these past five years.
   这五年来，出生人数有很大的增长。
4. The thief leaped the wall and ran away.
   小偷越墙逃跑了。
5. His name leapt out at me from the newspaper.
   报纸上他的名字一下字跳入我的眼帘。

leap

v.（动词）
leaped 或 leapt [lμpt, lôpt] leap.ing,leaps
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To spring or bound upward from or as if from the ground; jump:
跳跃：从地面或象从地面向上弹起或跳起；跳起：
例句：
leaped over the wall; salmon leaping upriver.
跃过围墙；鲑鱼溯河跃行而上

To move quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:
迅速转换：从一种情况或主题快速或突然地转向另一个：
例句：
always leaping to conclusions.
总是突然作出结论

To act impulsively:
冲动地行动：
例句：
leaped at the opportunity to travel.
把握旅行的机会临时出发

v.tr.（及物动词）
To jump over:
跳过：
例句：
couldn`t leap the brook.
无法跃过小溪

To cause to leap:
使跳跃：
例句：
leap a horse over a hurdle.
驾马跃过栅栏

n.（名词）

The act of leaping; a jump.
跳：跳跃的动作；跳
A place jumped over or from.
跳过的地方，跳起的地方
The distance cleared in a leap.
一次跳过的距离
An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition:
骤变：突然或急促的通过、变化或过渡：
例句：
a leap from rags to riches.
由穷人一跃变为富翁

<习惯用语>by leaps and bounds
Very quickly:
非常快地：
例句：
growing by leaps and bounds.
长得飞快

leap in the dark
An act whose consequences cannot be predicted.
无法预测后果的行为
leap of faith
The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved.
信仰不可捉摸：信仰或相信不可捉摸或无法证明之事物的行为或例子
来源：
Middle English lepen
中古英语 lepen
from Old English hlôapan
源自 古英语 hlôapan

【引伸】
leap.er
n.（名词）