verb [vt. 及物动词] 猛冲，突然而迅速地移动；剧增，猛涨；赶紧抓住（机会）；（心）猛跳；跳，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。
noun [专属名词] 跳跃，跳高；骤变，激增；（对新事物的）认真尝试
A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance. 巨变; 剧增 • The result has been a giant leap in productivity. 其结果就是生产力的大幅度提高。
| 过去式 | 过去分词 | 现在分词 |
|---|---|---|
| leapt | leapt | leaping |
- leap 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
- Lesson 27 A wet night leap 动词: 跳跃，跳起
- Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard
- 网友用 “Leap” 造句精选
- His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her. 他看见她时，心猛地一跳。
- 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。
- ...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。
- 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。
- She took a flying leap and landed on the other side of the stream. 她一个飞跃跳到小溪的对面。
- The car leaped forward. 汽车突然向前冲去。
- 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%。
- 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。
v./n. 跳跃、（猛的）进步
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. — Neil Armstrong
这是个人的一小步，却是人类的一大步。——尼尔·阿姆斯特朗
by leaps and bounds 突飞猛进(非常快 very quickly)
- The power industry developed by leaps and bounds. 电力事业长足发展。
- Our group of friends is enlarging by leaps and bounds. 我们的朋友圈在飞速地扩大。
- The population of Africa is growing by leaps and bounds.非洲的人口正在极其迅速地增长。