leaf
- n.叶;叶片;叶子;(纸)页，张;(尤指书的)页;有…片叶的;活动桌板;薄金属片;有…状叶的
- v.翻…的页，匆匆翻阅
复数： leaves 过去式： leafed 现在分词： leafing 过去分词： leafed 第三人称单数： leaves
leafnoun
叶；叶片；叶子
a flat green part of a plant, growing from a stem or branch or from the root
lettuce/cabbage/oak leaves
莴苣 / 卷心菜 / 橡树叶
The trees are just coming into leaf .
树木正好在长叶子。
the dead leaves of autumn/the fall
秋天的枯叶
有…状叶的；有…片叶的
having leaves of the type or number mentioned
a four-leaf clover
四叶车轴草
a broad-leaved plant
阔叶植物
（纸）页，张；（尤指书的）页
a sheet of paper, especially a page in a book
薄金属片；（尤指金或银）箔
metal, especially gold or silver, in the form of very thin sheets
gold leaf
金箔
活动桌板；折叠桌板
a part of a table that can be lifted up or pulled into position in order to make the table bigger
to copy sb's behaviour and do things in the same way that they do, because they are successful
to change your way of life to become a better, more responsible person
verb
匆匆翻阅；浏览
to quickly turn over the pages of a book, etc. without reading them or looking at them carefully
leaf
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N-COUNT 树叶；叶子
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.In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen...
花园里，七叶树已经落叶了。
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N-COUNT （书）页
A leaf is one of the pieces of paper of which a book is made.He flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book.
他把包装纸压平，夹在书里。
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PHRASE 师法；效法；以（某人）为榜样
If you take a leaf from someone's book you behave in the same way as them because you want to be like that person or as successful as they are.Maybe we should take a leaf out of Branson's book. It's easy to see how he became a billionaire...
也许我们应该效法布兰森。我们都不难看出他是怎样成为亿万富翁的。
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PHRASE 重新开始；洗心革面；改过自新
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.He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf.
他认识到自己错了，答应改过自新。
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PHRASE （因寒冷、恐惧等）浑身发抖，抖如落叶
If you say that someone is shaking like a leaf, you mean that their body is shaking a lot, for instance because they are very cold or frightened.I didn't think about the danger at the time. Afterwards I was shaking like a leaf.
我那时候没想到有危险，事后我吓得直发抖。
noun
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- hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
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- a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
- Synonym: folio
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- the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- Synonym: leafage foliage
verb
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- produce leaves, of plants
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- turn over pages
- leaf through a book
- leaf a manuscript
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- look through a book or other written material
- He thumbed through the report
- She leafed through the volume
- Synonym: flick flip thumb riffle riff
数据来源：WordNet
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The illustration shows a section through a leaf .
图中所示为叶的剖面。
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The Japanese maple that stands across the drive had just come into leaf .
车道对面那棵鸡爪枫刚吐新叶。
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When she leaves school , she wants to learn a trade .
她毕业后想学一门手艺。
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He leaves a wife and two children .
他遗下妻子和两个孩子。
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September had come and the leaves were starting to fall .
已到九月了，树叶开始凋落。
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They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves .
他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。
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Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth .
去掉枯叶以促进新叶生长。
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He will be difficult to replace when he leaves .
他离开后，他的位置很难有人接替。
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Clear away leaves and other garden debris from the pond .
把池塘里的树叶和其他庭园垃圾清除干净。
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The end of the novel leaves you panting for more .
小说的结尾让人感到意犹未尽。
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Seven from ten leaves three .
10减7得3。
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The leaves on the plant had shrivelled up from lack of water .
因为缺水，植物的叶子已经枯萎了。
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She will be greatly missed when she leaves .
她走了以后，人们会非常思念她的。
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The leaves of certain trees are poisonous to cattle .
某些树的叶子会毒害牲畜。
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The leaves will scorch if you water them in the sun .
在太阳底下浇水，叶子会枯。
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The trees are coming into leaf .
树开始长叶子了。
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Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant .
毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。
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I 'll say this much for him ─ he never leaves a piece of work unfinished .
我要为他说句公道话——他从不半途而废。
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Leaves change colour in autumn .
树叶在秋天改变颜色。
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The leaves floated on the water .
叶片漂浮在水面上。
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The leaves formed a dark green rosette .
这些叶子聚在一起，像是一朵深绿色的玫瑰。
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Pick off all the dead leaves .
把枯叶全部摘掉。
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The leaves were turning brown .
叶子变了黄色。
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The plane leaves for Dallas at 12.35 .
飞机于12:35起飞前往达拉斯。
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The birds ' nests are lined with tightly packed leaves .
鸟巢有一层压得密密实实的树叶。
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The leaves are grey and silky smooth .
叶子呈灰色，平整光洁。
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The leaves had been raked into a pile .
树叶已经用耙子拢成了一堆。
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The leaves gyrated slowly to the ground .
树叶旋转着慢慢飘落到地上。
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The plane leaves Heathrow at 12.35 .
飞机于12:35在希思罗机场起飞。
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The pond was choked with rotten leaves .
池塘被腐烂的叶子塞满了。
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