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

• Then, he borrowed the idea of a seven-day week and leap year from the Hebrew calendar.
  接着，他借用了希伯来历法中一周七天和闰年的概念。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And twenty-nine on each Leap Year.
  每个闰年二月有二十九天。
• 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。
• This recurring appointment begins on a leap year. The first recurrence occurs the year after. Do you want your recurrence to occur in the start year?
  此定期约会开始于闰年。第一个定期约会出现在第二年。是否希望定期约会出现在开始的那一年？
• 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]。
• 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。
• 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。