leapfrog 每日一词

2019-01-24

Day 86    leapfrog

释义：to suddenly become better, more advanced etc than people or organization that were previously better than you 

例句：

1- Within only a couple of years, she leapfrogged from an entry-level worker into a senior engineering position. 

2-But thanks to a happy combination of innovation and falling costs for renewable energy, Africa may now be able to leapfrog ahead not once but twice, skipping both polluting fossil fuels and, often, the electricity grid itself. 

3-China almost skipped credit card payment and leapfrogged straight into mobile payment. 

4-China is leapfrogging to the forefront of global innovation.

练习

1-翻译：David 超越了他的同班同学，只用两年半就拿到了本科学位。 

David leapfrogged  his classmate, obtaining the bachelor's degree within two and a half years.

2-造句：多亏了相关政策和技术的发展，一些乡村地区的学校有机会实现教育理念和资源上的领先。

Thanks to a happy combination of related policies and the development of technology, some rural schools may now be able to leapfrog ahead into more advanced teaching facilities and educational concept.

参考翻译: David leapfrogged his classmates and obtained his bachelor's degree within just two and a half years.