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

• 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。
• Leap year proposals are the exception that proves the rule.
  女性求婚是种例外恰恰证明了这一点。
• 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。
• The year is Appel leap year if there are13 months in the year.
  如果某一年有13个月，这一年就叫做闰年。
• 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。
• The leap year comes around once in four years.
  闰年每四年来一次[每四年有一个闰年]。
• 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。
• Feb. 29 is an intercalary day; leap year is an intercalary year.
  2月29日是闰日；闰年是有添加日的年份。
• February 29th marks the leap year for all those who follow the Roman calendar, and on that day, the tradition since medieval times has allowed women the privilege to propose marriage to their desired patriarchal figure.
  根据罗马历法，2月29日标志着四年一遇的闰年的到来。2.29的女性求爱日传统可以追溯到中世纪时期：女性可以使用专属特权向心仪已久的男子表白求婚。
• 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。