leap

/ˈliːp/· noun

科学/科研/医疗B2

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Chinese meaning

(质zhì的de)飞fēi跃yuè,跃yuè升shēng

跳tiào跃yuè,一yī跃yuè而ér过guò

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生shēng命mìng从cóng简jiǎn单dān微wēi生shēng物wù跃yuè升shēng为wèi复fù杂zá生shēng物wù

Example

Scientists are searching some of Earth's oldest rocks for tiny fossils that could reveal how simple microbial life made the extraordinary leap toward plants, animals

科kē学xué家jiā正zhèng在zài地dì球qiú最zuì古gǔ老lǎo的de岩yán石shí中zhōng搜sōu寻xún微wēi小xiǎo化huà石shí,希xī望wàng借jiè此cǐ揭jiē示shì简jiǎn单dān微wēi生shēng物wù生shēng命mìng是shì如rú何hé实shí现xiàn向xiàng植zhí物wù、动dòng物wù等děng复fù杂zá生shēng物wù演yǎn化huà的de非fēi凡fán飞fēi跃yuè的de。

Source: ScienceDaily · 17 Aug 2026

Background ✎

科kē学xué家jiā在zài古gǔ老lǎo岩yán石shí中zhōng寻xún找zhǎo化huà石shí证zhèng据jù,探tàn索suǒ生shēng命mìng从cóng简jiǎn单dān微wēi生shēng物wù跃yuè升shēng为wèi复fù杂zá生shēng物wù的de演yǎn化huà之zhī谜mí,也yě可kě能néng启qǐ发fā地dì外wài生shēng命mìng的de判pàn断duàn。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语 hlēapan(跳跃),同源 gallop/elope

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • leap forward / quantum leap / leap toward

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