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leaf
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- Conjugation :
pl
leaves
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Derivatives :
adj
leafless
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adj
leaflike
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- leaf
[liːf]
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1.
noun
[of tree]
[ plant]
叶
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2.
noun
[of table]
活动桌板
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to turn over a new leaf
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翻开新的篇章
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to take a leaf out of sb's book
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模仿某人
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- leaf
[liːf]
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1.
n.[c]
叶子
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2.
n.[c]
书面或打印材料的页
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3.
n.[c]
活动面板
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4.
n.[u]
金属薄片,箔
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5.
vt.
快速翻阅,浏览
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She leafed through the volume.
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她把这本书翻阅了一遍。
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6.
vi.
翻页
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7.
vi.
长出叶子
Collins English-English Dictionary
- leaf
[liːf]
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1.
n
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants, usually consisting of a flat green blade attached to the stem directly or by a stalk
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2.
n
foliage collectively
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3.
n
one of the sheets of paper in a book
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4.
n
a hinged, sliding, or detachable part, such as an extension to a table
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5.
n
metal in the form of a very thin flexible sheet
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gold leaf
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6.
n
a foil or thin strip of metal in a composite material; lamina
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7.
n
short for leaf spring
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8.
n
the inner or outer wall of a cavity wall
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9.
n
a crop that is harvested in the form of leaves
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10.
n
a metal strip forming one of the laminations in a leaf spring
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11.
n
a slang word for marijuana
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12.
vb
[when intr, usually foll by through]
to turn (through pages, sheets, etc) cursorily
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13.
vi.
[intr]
(of plants) to produce leaves
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14.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English; related to Gothic laufs, Icelandic lauf
Examples
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an acuminate leaf
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一片渐尖的叶子
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cordate leaf
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心形叶
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covered with gold leaf
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包以金箔
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a loose-leaf notebook
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活页本
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an obverse leaf
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钝头形的叶
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a plicate leaf
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具褶叶
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The Canadian flag is a red maple leaf.
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加拿大国旗上有一片红色枫叶。
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