to jump high or a long way; If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance.
He leaped in the air and waved his fists to the fans as he ran out of the stadium.
A dolphin leapt out of the water.
We leapt over the stream. The horse leapt a five-foot wall.
noun
a long or high jump 跳越；跳跃；跳高
a leap of six metres
一跳跳了六米
She took a flying leap and landed on the other side of the stream.
她助跑后一个飞跃跳到小溪的对面。
figurative
His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her.
他看见她时，心猛地一跳。
figurative
Few people successfully make the leap from television to the movies.
从电视业转向电影业很少有人成功。
~ (in sth) a sudden large change or increase in sth 骤变；剧增；激增
a leap in profits
利润跃升