/li:f ||; lif/noun [C] (pluralleaves /li:vz ||; livz/) one of the thin, flat, usually green parts of a plant or tree 叶子: The trees lose their leaves in autumn.树木在秋天落叶。☞pictures on pages C2 and C3 见C2页及C3页插图
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/li:f ||; lif/verbleaf through sth to turn the pages of a book, etc quickly and without looking at them carefully 翻阅（书籍等）