leap year

英 [ˈliːp jɪə(r)]

美 [ˈliːp jɪr]

n.  闰年

牛津词典

noun

• 闰年
  one year in every four years when February has 29 days instead of 28

柯林斯词典

• 闰年
  Aleap yearis a year which has 366 days. The extra day is the 29th February. There is a leap year every four years.

英英释义

noun

• in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400
  Synonym:intercalary year366 daysbissextile year

双语例句

• Leap year recurs every four years, and in that year February has29 days.
  每四年闰年一次，而那一年中，二月有二十九天。
• Each leap year we add that day onto the end of February.
  每个闰年我们都要在二月底加上一天。
• Back then, Sextilis, the eighth month, had30 days, and Februarius, the second month, had29 days, except in each leap year when it had30 days.
  这是语言惯性的早期实例之一。那时候，八月有30天；二月通常有29天，闰年有30天。
• A similar time when women can initiate aggressive action is during the leap year, when February has29 days.
  另外一个与此相似德望日子，即女子可以采取主动的时间是闰年的2月29日。
• And regardless of the calendar days of2011, what lies ahead of you is indeed a leap year!
  不管2011年接下来的日程会怎样，你们现处的年份确实是跃变的一年！
• This time was added as an extra day during each leap year.
  在每个闰年里，这些时间就被加总起来成为多出来的一天。
• And twenty-nine on each Leap Year.
  每个闰年二月有二十九天。
• It also introduces the concept of the leap year to students in an interesting way.
  它也用有趣的方式，将闰年的概念介绍给学生。
• This fourth year, in which February has twenty-nine days, is called leap year.
  这个二月有29天的第四年被称为闰年。
• A girl can propose at any time, not just on a leap year because when it's the right time it's the right time, Mrs Campbell said.
  坎贝尔女士说：女孩可以随时求婚，不仅仅在闰年，因为合适的时机不容错过。