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leaf

UK //liːf//US //liːf//

词源

源自古英语'lēaf',与荷兰语'loof'、德语'Laub'同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语'laubaz'。

noun

❶ 植物的绿色扁平部分,通常长在茎或枝上,负责光合作用。常见于树木、花草等植物。

“The tree has many green leaves in summer.”

(夏天这棵树有许多绿叶。)

“She pressed a maple leaf between the pages of her book.”

(她把一片枫叶夹在书页之间。)

❶ 薄而平的物体部分,如纸张、金属片等,常指书页或家具的可活动部分。

“He turned the leaf of his notebook to a blank page.”

(他把笔记本翻到空白页。)

“The table has an extra leaf for when we have guests.”

(这张桌子有一块活动面板,供来客人时使用。)

同义词:foliage, frond, blade, sheet, page

verb

❶ 植物长出叶子或翻动书页的动作。常用于描述植物生长或快速浏览内容。

“The trees will leaf out in spring.”

(春天树木会长出叶子。)

“She leafed through the magazine while waiting.”

(她等待时快速翻阅杂志。)

同义词:sprout, flip, browse, skim

常见短语

turn over a new leaf — 改过自新,开始新的生活方式或行为方式。常用于描述人决定改变不良习惯或态度。

“After his illness, he decided to turn over a new leaf and exercise regularly.”

(生病后,他决定改过自新,开始定期锻炼。)

take a leaf out of someone's book — 效仿某人的成功做法,学习别人的好榜样。字面意思是'从别人的书中取一页'。

“You should take a leaf out of your sister's book and study harder.”

(你应该向你姐姐学习,更加努力地学习。)