Translations for „leap“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

I . leap <leapt or leaped> [liːp] VB intr

1. leap:

leap

跳跃 tiàoyuè

leap

跳 tiào

leap over a wall

越过围墙

2. leap:

leap

敏捷地移动 mǐnjiéde yídòng

leap

急速行动 jísù xíngdòng

II . leap <leapt or leaped> [liːp] VB trans

leap

跳过 tiàoguò

leap

使跃过 shǐ yuèguò

III . leap <leapt or leaped> [liːp] N

1. leap:

leap

跳跃 tiàoyuè

2. leap:

leap

飞跃 fēiyuè

leap

激增 jīzēng

a great leap forward

大跃进

leap year N

leap year

闰年 rùnnián

Usage examples with leap

a great leap forward

大跃进

leap over a wall

越过围墙

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The first is the cautionary requirement - parties are more likely to look before they leap when making a bargain than when making an off-the-cuff promise of a gift.

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When this happened, the market day would be moved to the next day, which was the bissextile (leap) day.

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Although changes of quantum state occur on the submicroscopic level, in popular discourse, the term quantum leap refers to a large increase.

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The height is probably rugby, where players will literally leap at an official's command.

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Instead, they simply leap at each other, fangs outstretched.

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Displaying birds utter a far-carrying and explosive quoip as they leap from a lateral branch in mid-canopy.

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They would leap at the chance to enjoy just one day of our liberty.

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He set school records in long jump, with a leap of 6.95 meters, and 200 meters, with a time of 21.76 seconds.

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Today fish leap in the limpid waters, birds nest on nesting islands and a flock of flamingos recently flew over the water body.

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Next week, a lioness takes a flying leap at a galloping giraffe.

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