leaf
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The leaves of a tree or plant are the parts that are flat, thin, and usually green. Many trees and plants lose their leaves in the winter and grow new leaves in the spring. 叶子[usu pl, also 'in/into' N]
In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen. 园子里的七叶树已经落叶了。
2. N-COUNT A leaf is one of the pieces of paper of which a book is made. 一页
He flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book. 他抚平了包装纸,把它们夹在了书页中间。
3. PHRASE If you say that you are going to turn over a new leaf, you mean that you are going to start to behave in a better or more acceptable way. 开始新的一页
He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf. 他认识到自己错了,承诺要重新开始。
返回 leaf
leaf /liːf/ (leafing,leafed,leafs,leaves)
剑桥词典
- The leaves on the trees have started to turn a rich coppery colour .
- Rubbing a dock leaf on nettle stings helps to relieve the pain .
- Notice that the leaf of this plant has ragged edges .
- Emily scraped away the dead leaves to reveal the tiny shoot of a new plant .
- The bush looked badly diseased , with black marks on all the leaves.
leaf noun [C] (PLANT)
one of the flat , usually green parts of a plant that are joined at one end to the stem or branch叶,叶片,叶子,树叶
a palm leaf 棕榈树叶
autumn leaves 秋叶
He was raking up leaves in his garden . 他在自己的花园里扫集树叶。
be in leaf/come into leaf
When a plant is in leaf or when it comes into leaf, it has or gets leaves on it.
(植物)长出叶子
The trees are in leaf early this year . 今年树木的叶子长得早。
The bushes are just coming into leaf. 灌木刚刚长出叶子。
例句
leaf noun [C] (PAPER)
a thin sheet of paper
(纸张的)页,片,张
leaf noun [C] (TABLE)
an extra part of a table that can be folded away when not being used
活动桌板,折叠桌板