leaflet
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++leaf·let1 /ˈliːflɪt/ ●●○ noun [countable] ADVERTISEa small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subject 散页印刷品;传单;单张广告;〔广告或提供资料的〕小册子leaflet on a leaflet on skin cancer 有关皮肤癌的宣传页hand/pass/give/send out a leaflet Students were handing out election leaflets at the station. 学生在车站分发选举传单。
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leaflet• The enclosed environment leaflet contains all the information.• A Hamas leaflet handed out at the cemetery called for three days of national mourning.• Knitmaster had separate manuals or leaflets for these which came with the accessory.• Our recent leaflet on women's health, which has been a remarkable success, also provides information.• Please take leaflets to class and try to organise parties.• These leaflets are written in a direct readable style.• Friends like the Post Office workers who have kindly agreed to deliver this leaflet for nothing ...• See the back of this leaflet for the current range.hand/pass/give/send out a leaflet• Some one from the Spartacus League, a radical political group, hands out leaflets from the sidewalk.• They used to travel around a lot, handing out leaflets and things.• He then passed out leaflets with pictures of each animal and labels explaining its associated sin.• One of them was dressed in a Bugs Bunny rabbit costume and was handing out leaflets.• Oswald was handing out leaflets in the street.• Persons who hand out leaflets clearly distribute them, and so might be guilty under section 4.leaflet2 verb [intransitive, transitive] TASto give leaflets to people (向…)散发传单[小册子] He’s leafleting the neighbourhood. 他在向街区居民散发传单。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
leaflet• Miller's group will continue leafleting the area around City Hall.From Longman Business Dictionaryleafletleaf‧let /ˈliːflɪt/ noun [countable] a small piece of printed paper that gives information or advertises somethingAn explanatory leaflet is available from tax offices.information leaflets about mail services → see also brochureleaf·let1 nounleaflet2 verbChineseSyllable
of Business or Corpus a book paper piece something small advertising
leaflet
leaf‧let1 /ˈliːflət, ˈliːflɪt/
noun [countable]
a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subject
leaflet on
a leaflet on skin cancer
hand/pass/give/send out a leaflet
Students were handing out election leaflets at the station.
▪ booklet a very short book with paper covers that usually contains information on one particular subject: a free booklet on drug abuse | Have you read the information booklet?
▪brochure a thin book with paper covers that gives information on something you may want to buy or advertises something: glossy holiday brochures | The hotel was nothing like it said it would be in the brochure. | The brochure shows you all the different types of washing machine.
▪leaflet a small book or piece of paper, often only one or two folded pages, that advertises something or gives information on a particular subject: a leaflet about library services | They were handing out leaflets for the Socialist Party.
▪pamphlet a very thin book with paper covers, in which someone writes about their opinions about something, or gives information about something: a political pamphlet | Paine wrote a pamphlet about slavery. | The pamphlet tells you all you need to know about growing cactuses.
▪prospectus especially British English a thin paper book that advertises and gives information about a school, college, new business etc: I asked them to send me the college prospectus.
▪flyer a small sheet of paper advertising something: People were giving out flyers advertising the fair.
▪tract a thin short book, especially about a moral or religious subject - a rather formal use: Two women were handing out religious tracts.
leaflet2
verb [intransitive and transitive]
to give leaflets to people:
He’s leafleting the neighbourhood.
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noun [countable]a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subject
leaflet on
hand/pass/give/send out a leaflet
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verb [intransitive and transitive]to give leaflets to people: