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

• 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。