242. One way over-worked, under-resourced parents show commitment to their children is to leap to their defense.

译文

劳累过度、资源不足的父母对孩子尽义务的一种方式就是冲上前保护他们。

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本句的主干是one way is to leap to defense。over-worked, under-resourced parents show commitment to their children为way的定语从句，其中两个由动词过去分词构成的合成词均为parents的定语。

show commitment to的意思是“对……兑现承诺，向……体现忠诚”。如：

All couples should show commitment to marriage. 所有夫妻都应该对婚姻表示忠诚。

leap to的意思是“立刻（做某事）”。如：

He leaped to the telephone as soon as he came into the room. 他一进入房间就冲过去抓起了电话。

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动词leap的常见短语如下：

leap sth. over sth.意为“使……跳过（障碍）”。如：

He leaped the horse over a fence. 他策马越过了篱笆。

leap to a conclusion意为“（未经全面考虑）匆匆作出结论”，也可用作jump to a conclusion。如：

You should be objective; don't leap/jump to a conclusion. 你应该要客观，不要忙着下结论。

leap at sth.意为“迫不及待地接受某事物”。如：

She leaped at the invitation to the party. 她立刻接受了参加聚会的邀请。