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

• 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。
• If it's not a leap year, how many days will there be in february?
  如果不是闰年，二月份有多少天呢？
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。