1. turn over a new leaf : 翻开新的一页;
2. leaf through : 翻书页, 翻阅;
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1. 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.
2. (书)页
A leaf is one of the pieces of paper of which a book is made.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. (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.
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