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
双语例句
- 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。 - According to legend, St. Patrick said the yearning females could propose on this one day in February during the leap year.
根据传说,圣徒Patrick于是给渴望婚姻的女性一个机会,她们可以在闰年2月的29日向男士求婚。 - 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。 - If you were born in a leap year, you may not get to celebrate your birthday every year.
如果你是润年出生,你有可能不会每年都庆祝到生日。 - 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。 - I think we should do it at least twice in the space of each five-year plan, in the same way as the intercalary month in a lunar leap year turns up once in three years and twice in five.
我看至少是象闰年、闰月一样,三年一闯,五年再闯,一个五年计划里头至少搞两次。 - 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。 - In her research, Parkin pored over references to leap year proposals in postcards, advertisements and newspaper columns dating back to 1904.
在她的研究中,帕金集中参考了1904年以来明信片、广告、新闻专栏中提到的女性闰年求婚。 - Apparently one in five engaged couples in Greece will avoid planning their wedding during a leap year.
在希腊,每五对订婚的情侣中就要一对会竭力避免在闰年举行婚礼。 - 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。
