| 词汇 | leap |
| 释义 | leap at leap at sth to eagerly accept the opportunity to do something: If I got the opportunity to go to the Wimbledon finals, I'd leap at it.leap at the chance/opportunity When her boss asked if she'd like to go to the Rio conference, she leaped at the chance.■ SIMILAR TO: jump at leap in leap in to suddenly start doing or saying something, especially without thinking carefully: Alan immediately leapt in and started shouting at everyone.■ SIMILAR TO: dive in, jump in leap on/upon ! Leap upon is more formal than leap on and is mostly used in writing.1. leap on/upon sb to suddenly jump towards someone and attack them violently: The bigger boys leapt on him as he came out of school. computer games with monsters waiting to leap on you at every corner■ SIMILAR TO: pounce on/upon2. leap on/upon sth to immediately show a lot of interest in something or eagerly accept a suggestion: The President admitted he'd lied, and of course the newspapers leaped on the story.■ SIMILAR TO: pounce on, seize on/upon leap out at 1. leap out at sb to suddenly move forward and attack or frighten someone: She walked quickly down the darkened street, terrified that at any moment someone would leap out at her.2. leap out at sb if something leaps out at you, you notice it quickly especially because it is important, unusual, or you like it very much: I looked quickly through some magazines hoping that some interesting ideas would leap out at me.+ at Hazlitt is a superb writer: on page after page sentences leap out at you to be noted and remembered■ SIMILAR TO: jump out at
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