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

• 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。
• 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]。
• And twenty-nine on each Leap Year.
  每个闰年二月有二十九天。
• Leap year is the year when February has29 days.
  二月里有29天的月份是闫年。
• 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。
• And regardless of the calendar days of2011, what lies ahead of you is indeed a leap year!
  不管2011年接下来的日程会怎样，你们现处的年份确实是跃变的一年！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。