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leaf /liːf/► SEE ALLtake a leaf out of sb’s bookturn over a new leafshake like a jelly/leaf ●take a leaf out of sb’s ˈbookfollow sb’s example because you admire them and their way of doing sth 效仿,模仿(所仰慕之人)◆If you’re having difficulty with the children, take a leaf out of Sandra’s book. She knows how to control them. 对待孩子方面遇到难题,你可以照桑德拉讲的去做。她知道如何管住孩子。 NOTE Leaf is an old word for a page. * leaf 是旧词,意为“页,张”。 ●turn over a new ˈleafchange your way of behaving and start a better life 翻开新的一页;开始新的生活;改过自新◆This is a new project to help ex-prisoners turn over a new leaf.这是一项旨在帮助出狱的犯人重新做人的新计划。●shake like a ˈjelly/ˈleaf (informal) shake with fear; be very afraid or nervous (害怕或紧张得)发抖◆Before I went into the exam room I was shaking like a leaf.进考场前我紧张得直哆嗦。 |