1 N-COUNT [usually plural, oft in/into N] 树叶;叶子 The leaves of a tree or plant are the parts that are flat, thin, and usually green. Many trees and plants lose their leaves in the winter and grow new leaves in the spring. 树叶;叶子
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In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen. [+ of]
花园里,七叶树已经落叶了。
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The Japanese maple that stands across the drive had just come into leaf.
车道对面那棵鸡爪枫刚吐新叶。
SYN frond, flag, needle, pad
3 N-COUNT (书)页 A leaf is one of the pieces of paper of which a book is made. (书)页
SYN page, sheet, folio
4 PHRASE 师法;效法;以(某人)为榜样 If you take a leaf from someone's book you behave in the same way as them because you want to be like that person or as successful as they are. 师法;效法;以(某人)为榜样
5 PHRASE 重新开始;洗心革面;改过自新 If you say that you are going to turn over a new leaf, you mean that you are going to start to behave in a better or more acceptable way. 重新开始;洗心革面;改过自新
SYN reform, change, improve, amend
6 PHRASE [VERB inflects] (因寒冷、恐惧等)浑身发抖,抖如落叶 If you say that someone is shaking like a leaf, you mean that their body is shaking a lot, for instance because they are very cold or frightened. (因寒冷、恐惧等)浑身发抖,抖如落叶
Phrasal verbs: - leaf through
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