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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sending postcards was the craze back then, and leap year postcards depicted women usually unattractive older women holding guns to men's head in efforts to extract a promise of marriage.
  在当时，邮寄明信片还很时尚，但闰年的明信片把女性，通常是没有姿色的老女人，描绘成拿枪顶着男人的脑袋逼婚的样子。
• 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。
• And twenty-nine on each Leap Year.
  每个闰年二月有二十九天。