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xié

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English meaning

  • FOIL noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
  • leaf noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
  • re prep Concerning or with reference to something, commonly used to introduce the subject of a letter, email, or document.

Senses

叶 is used for these senses in English:

  • foil A very thin sheet of metal.
  • leaf A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
  • re About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters, documents, emails and case law.
  • what about Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.

FOIL — full definition

  1. noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
  2. verb To prevent a plan, attempt, or plot from succeeding.
  3. noun A person or thing that highlights another's qualities by contrast, especially in a story.
  4. noun A thin fencing sword with a blunted tip, used in the sport of fencing.

leaf — full definition

  1. noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
  2. noun A single sheet of paper in a book, counted as two pages (front and back).
  3. noun A thin, flat panel that can be added to a table to make it bigger, or one section of a hinged panel like a door.
  4. verb To grow leaves.

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