leaf

US /liːf/

UK /liːf/

叶子

a flattened green outgrowth from the stem of a herbaceous plant, typically a blade-shaped lamina attached to the stem by a petiole

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The tree shed its leaves in autumn.

秋天树木落叶。

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She pressed a dried leaf in her book.

她在书里夹了一片干叶子。

页, 书页

a single sheet of paper, especially in a book

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Turn to the next leaf of the book.

翻到书的下一页。

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The old manuscript had many brittle leaves.

那份古老的手稿有许多脆弱的书页。

改过自新, 重新开始

turn over a new leaf

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After his release from prison, he promised to turn over a new leaf.

出狱后，他承诺改过自新。

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It's never too late to turn over a new leaf and improve yourself.

改过自新，提升自己，永远不嫌晚。

翻阅, 翻页

to turn over a leaf or leaves of a book or other publication

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He carefully leafed through the old photo album.

他仔细地翻阅着旧相册。

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She leafed through the magazine while waiting.

她一边等一边翻阅杂志。