leaf

leaf

[li:f]

n.页, 叶, 金属薄片
v.长叶, 翻页

例句与用法:

I'm shaking like a leaf.

我混身都在发抖。

The falling leaf spiralled to the ground.

落叶盘旋著飘到了地上。

If you focus the sun's rays through a magnifying glass on a dry leaf, it will start to burn.

用放大镜把阳光聚到干叶子上,叶子就能燃烧。

The maple leaf is the emblem of Canada.

枫叶是加拿大的象征。

Not a leaf nor an insect stirred.

不单是树叶,连个虫子都不动。

I saw him take a leaf out of the book.

我看见他从书上撕下一页。

This plant has green leaves throughout the year.

这种植物终年常青。

Trees begin to have leaves in spring.

春天,树木开始长叶子了。

词形变化:

名词复数: leaves | 动词过去式: leafed | 动词过去分词: leafed | 动词现在分词: leafing | 动词第三人称单数: leafs |


n.

1. 叶子[C]

The trees are thick with leaves.

这些树生长着浓密的树叶。

2. (书籍等的)一张, 一页[C]

He tore a leaf out of his notebook.

他从笔记本上扯下一页。

3. (折叠式桌子的)活动面板[C]

4. (门, 窗等的)页扇[C]

5. (金属的)箔[U]

vt.

匆匆翻阅

He was leafing a magazine.

他正在翻阅一本杂志。

vi.

1. 生叶片, 长叶[(+out)]

The trees on the hill are just leafing out.

山上的树正在长出新叶。

The trees are just beginning to leaf.

树刚刚开始长叶子。

2. 匆匆翻阅[(+through)]

I leafed through the catalog and found nothing interesting.

我翻了翻目录, 没看到什么有趣的东西。


短语词组:

come into leaf

1. 长叶

Trees come into leaf in spring.

树木在春天长叶子。

in leaf

1. 生有叶子

The trees will soon be in leaf.

树木很快就会长满叶子。

take a leaf out of sb.'s book

1. 学某人的样

You should take a leaf out of Tom's book.

你应该学学汤姆。

turn over a new leaf

1. 重新开始; 改过自新

He has been very lazy but he is going to turn over a new leaf and work hard.

他以前一直很懒, 但他将改过自新, 努力工作。


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