词汇 | leap upon |
释义 | Phr V leap upon leaps, leaping, leapt or leaped leap on/upon sth to immediately show a lot of interest in something, especially because you think it will give you an advantageThe clothes manufacturers who leapt on this trend made a lot of money.Landlords have leapt on the clause in the contract which prevents them from having to pay. ! 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 |
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