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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
leap
1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (Freq. 5) • Syn: leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce • Derivationally related forms: bound (for: bound), saltate (for: saltation), spring (for: spring) • Hypernyms: jump, jumping • Hyponyms: caper, capriole, pounce 2. an abrupt transition (Freq. 2) - a successful leap from college to the major leagues • Syn: jump, saltation • Derivationally related forms: jump (for: jump) • Hypernyms: transition • Hyponyms: quantum jump 3. a sudden and decisive increase - a jump in attendance • Syn: jump • Derivationally related forms: jump (for: jump) • Hypernyms: increase • Hyponyms: quantum leap, quantum jump 4. the distance leaped (or to be leaped) - a leap of 10 feet • Hypernyms: distance • Hyponyms: elevation
1. move forward by leaps and bounds (Freq. 22) - The horse bounded across the meadow - The child leapt across the puddle - Can you jump over the fence? • Syn: jump, bound, spring • See Also: leap out, jump on (for: jump) • Derivationally related forms: spring (for: spring), bounder (for: bound), bound (for: bound), leaper, jump (for: jump), jumping (for: jump) • Hypernyms: move • Hyponyms: pronk, bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, burst, capriole, galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, leapfrog, overleap, curvet, hop, skip, hop-skip, caper • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP - The horses leap across the field 2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another (Freq. 1) - leap into fame - jump to a conclusion - jump from one thing to another • Syn: jump • Derivationally related forms: jump (for: jump) • Hypernyms: switch, shift, change • Verb Frames: - Something is ----ing PP - Somebody ----s PP 3. jump down from an elevated point - the parachutist didn't want to jump - every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge - the widow leapt into the funeral pyre • Syn: jump, jump off • Hypernyms: move • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s 4. cause to jump or leap - the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop • Syn: jump • Cause: jump, bound, spring • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - The men leap the horses across the field
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