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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary leaf·let
DATE 1785 1. a. one of the divisions of a compound leaf b. a small or young foliage leaf 2. a leaflike organ or part 3. a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution
verb (-let·ed or -let·ted ; -let·ing or -let·ting) DATE 1962 intransitive verb : to hand out leaflets transitive verb : to hand out leaflets to English Etymology leaflet 1787 as a term in botany; 1867 as a term in printing and publication; dim. ofleaf (q.v.) in the book sense. "A newspaperman asked the British authorities for a copy of the leaflets distributed in Germany by British airplanes. According to the London Daily Herald, his request was refused with the following answer: "Copies are not given out, as they might fall into enemy hands." ["The Living Age" magazine, Sept. 1939-Feb. 1940] Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 leaflet leaf·let / 5li:flEt / noun a printed sheet of paper or a few printed pages that are given free to advertise or give information about sth 散页印刷品；传单；(宣传或广告)小册子 SYN booklet , pamphlet :
a leaflet on local places of interest 有关当地名胜的小册子 verb to give out leaflets to people 散发传单(或小册子): ▪ [V] We did a lot of leafleting in the area. 我们在此地散发了许多传单。 ▪ [also VN] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English leaflet noun ADJ. free a free leaflet explaining your tax return | helpful, useful | explanatory, information, instruction | promotional, publicity | campaign, election, party QUANT. copy VERB + LEAFLET issue, produce, publish The Health Council issued hundreds of leaflets. | deliver, distribute, give out, hand out, send out Campaigners handed out leaflets to passers by. | enclose I enclose a leaflet about some of the other services we offer. LEAFLET + VERB advertise sth, explain sth PREP. in a/the ~ More details are given in our promotional leaflet. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged leaf·let I. \ˈlēflə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) 1. a. : one of the divisions of a compound leaf b. : a small or young foliage leaf 2. : a leaflike organ or part; especially : the thin projecting part of the valve of a blood vessel 3. a. : a single sheet of paper unfolded or folded but not trimmed at the folds and bearing print (as an advertisement or instructions) on one or both sides b. : a sheet of small pages folded but not stitched II. \ˈlēflə̇t, usually -ə̇d.ˌV\ verb (leafleted or leafletted ; leafleted or leafletted ; leafleting orleafletting ; leaflets -s) Etymology: leaflet, noun intransitive verb : to pass out leaflets transitive verb : to pass out leaflets to • leaf·le·teer \ˌlēfləˈti(ə)r\ noun |
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