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leapfrogging

/leep-frog, -frawg/US // ˈlipˌfrɒg, -ˌfrɔg //UK // (ˈliːpˌfrɒɡ) //

跨越式发展,跨越式的,跃进式,跃进式的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
    • : an advance from one place, position, or situation to another without progressing through all or any of the places or stages in between: a leapfrog from bank teller to vice president in one short year.
v.有主动词 verb
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    leap·frogged, leap·frog·ging.

    • : to jump over in or as if in leapfrog: He leapfrogged the fence to reach the crying child.
    • : to move or cause to move as if in leapfrog: Manufacturers are leapfrogging prices because the cost of raw materials has doubled.
v.无主动词 verb
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    leap·frogged, leap·frog·ging.

    • : to move or advance in or as if in leapfrog: Our tour leapfrogged through six cities in four days.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as injump

Examples

  • As a result, young professionals of color play leapfrog, jumping from one company to another before they finally land somewhere supportive.

  • Unlike technology, there is no leapfrog development in politics.

  • There is a clear preference to see the throne leapfrog Charles.

  • It was unoccupied, except by a few specimens of young America, who were playing leapfrog over the seats and desks.

  • Mr. Miller had risen and bowed as if he was giving some invisible person a “back” for leapfrog.

  • By my process of induction I perceive that he was a remarkable genius, and owned a yellow dog with a gift for solo leapfrog.

  • Leapfrog and the three-cornered game of "cat" were favourite pastimes, but nothing broke the monotony.

  • A pretty joke indeed that he should think of the beautiful Miss Leapfrog, he who is not worth a rap, and is as ugly as a toad.