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leap

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verb

/ˈliːp/ leaps; leaped /ˈliːpt, ˈlɛpt/ or leapt /ˈlɛpt, ˈliːpt/; leaping

[no obj] :to jump from a surface

The cat suddenly leaped into the air.

Fish were leaping out of the water.

He leaped off the bridge.

The cat leapt down from (the top of) the table.

The boys leaped over the stream.

He made a leaping catch. [=he caught the ball as he jumped]

[+ obj] :to jump over (something)

The horse leaped the stone wall.

[no obj] :to move quickly

She leapt up [=she stood up quickly] and ran out the door.

When the alarm went off, she leapt out of bed.

The crowd leapt to its feet. [=stood up quickly in excitement] - often used figuratively

The team leaped from last place to first place.

The conversation leapt from politics to religion.

When other people accused her of being lazy, he leaped to her defense. [=he quickly began to defend her]

They leaped into action. [=acted immediately]

[no obj] :to suddenly increase by a large amount

The price of gasoline leaped (by) 10 percent.

leap at

[phrasal verb]

leap at (something) :to eagerly take (a chance, opportunity, etc.)

She leaped at [=jumped at] the chance/opportunity to show her boss what she could do.

He leapt at the offer of a better job.

leap off the page

xem page

leap out at

[phrasal verb]

leap out at (someone)

to suddenly come at (someone) from a hiding place

The hidden assailant leaped [=jumped] out at them.

to immediately get the attention of (someone)

The picture on the magazine's cover leaps out at you.

leap to conclusions

xem conclusion

leap to mind

xem mind

look before you leap

xem look

your heart leaps

xem heart

noun

plural leaps

[count] a long or high jump

She made a graceful leap into the air.

He ran and took a flying leap over the stream.

the distance that a person or animal jumps

He won the high jump with a leap of six feet.

[count] :a great and sudden change, increase, or improvement

She made the difficult leap [=transition] from college to the workplace.

the leap from childhood to adulthood

a leap [=jump] in the cost of automobiles

She has shown great leaps in ability.

Technology has taken a great leap forward. - see also quantum leap

[singular] :a serious attempt to do or understand something new

an imaginative leap

It required a leap of the imagination to picture how the project would look when it was completed.

A leap in the dark is something that is done without knowing anything about what the result might be.

He had no experience, so starting his own business was a real leap in the dark.

A leap of faith is a decision to believe that something is true or possible even though other people may doubt it.

He has taken/made a leap of faith in starting his own business.

It takes/requires a leap of faith to believe that this project can succeed.

by/in leaps and bounds

very quickly and greatly

The company grew by leaps and bounds.

Their knowledge has increased in leaps and bounds.

take a flying leap

US informal + impolite - used to tell someone who angers or annoys you to go away

She told him to (go) take a flying leap. [=(Brit) take a running jump]

* Các từ tương tự:
leap year, leapfrog