| 单词 | to leaf over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto leaf over 2. To go through (the pages of a book, the papers in a pile, etc.), reading them in a cursory or casual manner. Chiefly in to leaf through, to leaf over. Also figurative. extracted from leafv. a. transitive. With over. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [verb (transitive)] > skim or browse or skip skip1526 launch1570 to run over1577 rufflea1631 leaf1663 to run through1670 to dip into1682 skim1739 thumb-read1825 browse1903 thumb1930 riffle1938 riff1942 skim-read1954 skip-read1977 1663 G. Mackenzie Religio Stoici 138 Children, who love to leaf over taliduce Pictures. 1764 C. F. Esberger Jrnl. 11 Sept. (1902) 20 Leafed the Bible over.., which was printed over 140 Years ago. 1867 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 21 Sept. He went to the leader of the band, and asked for his portfolio; then, leafing over till he came to an inspiring march, he said: ‘Play that!’ 1897 M. H. Stine Niemans xxix. 251 He leafed over the entries Felix had been making. 1936 J. G. Cozzens Men & Brethren II. 175 Ernest..leafed over the remaining letters. 1994 A. Boissonneau Sudden Brightness 52 Sat leafing over the pages of drawings. 2013 H. Kushina Last Will xxix. 116 Leafing over, it is only 100 in pages, a thin book for her. b. intransitive. Followed by a prepositional phrase with through. (Now the usual construction.) ΚΠ 1872 Dubuque (Iowa) Herald 6 Apr. We had the pleasure of leafing through a volume of Twain's new book. 1929 Publishers' Weekly 19 Oct. 1928/2 There are..plenty of people who..like to leaf through a book before buying. 1960 ‘R. East’ Kingston Black x. 98 She went on leafing through the transcript. 1981 G. Swift Shuttlecock x. 69 The papers I sometimes surreptitiously leafed through on their desks. 2014 N. Loss S.P.A.R.K.L.E. 67 I eagerly took this book home and began to leaf through the pages, in search of my latest spiritual wisdom. c. transitive. With through as an adverb. Also occasionally intransitive. ΚΠ 1888 Canad. Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 118 58/2 I did not untie them for that purpose, but I leafed through to take my memorandum. 1905 Critique Aug. 298 First leaf the book through, examining all the rubrics. 1971 I. Murdoch Accidental Man 321 When the policeman had gone Garth eagerly pulled the novel out. He leafed it through. 2001 P. C. K. Prem Handsome Man xxxi. 219 ‘Did you read my letters, diaries..?’ ‘Yes, I leafed them through.’ d. transitive. Without adverbial complement. Also occasionally intransitive. ΚΠ 1888 Advance (Chicago) 9 Aug. This man in front of me who is leafing the hymn-book. 1936 L. C. Douglas White Banners xi. 245 He found the book, opened it on the table and leafed to the pictures he had found most amusing. 1985 J. Merrill Late Settings ii. 46 A further figure..sits in the ferny alcove leafing a book of words. 2007 G. L. Herries Davies Whatever is Under Earth v. 155 We turn again to leaf the pages of that 1892 volume of the journal. < as lemmas |
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