n. (pl. leaves) 1.叶;〔集合词〕叶子;茶叶,烟叶。 2.花瓣。 3.(书刊等的)一张(两面)。 4.金属薄片,箔。 5.【建筑】叶饰。 6.(门等的)页扇。 7.(可折叠的)活动桌面;(办公桌等的)桌盖。 8.(飞机的)天窗。 9.(步枪的)瞄准尺;【机械工程】小轮齿。 10.〔英方〕帽边。 11.(汽车等片弹簧的)簧片。 短语和例子 shed leaves (树)落叶。 a rose leaf 一片玫瑰花花瓣。 come into leaf 长叶,发芽。 in leaf 生叶子的,叶茂盛的。 leaves without figs 空谈,口惠而实不至。 take a leaf out of sb.'s book 模仿某人。 the fall of the leaf 落叶时;秋天。 turn over a new leaf 翻开新的一页;革面洗心,过新生活。 vi. 1.生叶,长叶。 2.〔美国〕翻书页。 短语和例子 The trees are beginning to leaf out. 树木正在开始长叶。 leaf through a book 把书翻阅一遍。 vt. 翻…的书页。 adj. -ed 有叶的。 adj. -less 无叶的。 n. 〔英军俚〕休假。
hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) 同义词:folio,
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants 同义词:leafage, foliage,
produce leaves, of plants
turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" 同义词:flick, flip, thumb, riffle, riff,
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants.
例句与用法
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Our work leaves much to be desired . 我们的工作还有许多待改进的地方。
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The leaves were roaring like the sea . 树叶哗哗作响,象大海那样怒号。
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He leaves a widow and two children . 他身后留下一个寡妇和两个孩子。
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Sunlight percolated through the thick leaves . 阳光透过浓密的树叶。
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The leaves of the book were yellowing with age . 书叶因年久而发黄。
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The streets have been swept free of leaves . 街上的落叶已打扫干净。
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The trees would be just bursting into leaf . 树木一定是刚刚吐出嫩芽。
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Leaves fall off the trees in the autumn . 秋天,树叶纷纷从树上掉下来。
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Leaves fell, lives drifted down ! 树叶子落下来,生命随波逐流而去!
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The branches and leaves are luxuriant but well-spaced . 枝叶扶疏。