browse through; leaf through
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to browse through; to leaf through; to peruse
literaryA formal, literary term, often used in written contexts. It implies reading or looking through books or documents in a detailed or extensive manner.
Tā他
cháng常
zài在
shēn深
yè夜
pī披
lǎn览
qún群
shū书
。
He often browses through numerous books late at night.
Jiào教
shòu授
zhèng正
zài在
pī披
lǎn览
xué学
sheng生
men们
de的
lùn论
wén文
。
The professor is perusing the students' theses.
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Pī披
lǎn览
shǐ史
cè册
，
gǎn感
kǎi慨
liáng良
duō多
。
Leafing through the annals of history, one feels much emotion.