leap /li:p/ I. vi. & vt. (leapt or leaped /lept/) 1.跳，跳跃：leap over a fence 跳出篱笆Look before you leap. ［谚］三思而后行。 2. vt. 跳过，使…跳过：leap a wall 跳过墙；leap a horse over a fence 骑着马跳过篱笆 ‖II. n. ［c］ 1.跳跃： in one leap 一跃；go by leap 飞跃前进；take the leap with great ease 轻易地一跃而过 The fish gave a leap. 那鱼跳了一下。 2.飞跃，跃进： by/in leaps and bounds 飞跃地：Their business has grown by leaps and bounds. 他们的生意突飞猛进。