leaf

Word family nounleafageleaferyleafinessleafletleafleteerleafbudleaf mouldleafadjectiveleafedleaflessleaflikeleafy

Related topics: Plants, Newspapers, printing, publishing

leaf1 /liːf/ S2 W2 noun (plural leaves /liːvz/)

1 plant 植物 [countableC]HBP one of the flat green parts of a plant that are joined to its stem or branches 叶，叶子

a flowering bush with large shiny leaves

叶子大而油亮的开花灌木

leaf of

Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the salad.

在色拉中加入一些新鲜的罗勒叶。

be in leaf/come into leaf (=have or start growing leaves, at a particular time of year) 有叶子/开始长出叶子

The forest was just coming into leaf.

森林里的树木刚开始长叶。

→4 See picture of 见图 ROSE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 tree

2 take a leaf out of somebody’s book IMITATEto copy the way someone else behaves because you want to be like them or be as successful as they are 学某人的样，以某人为榜样

They are committing $3m to research. We could take a leaf out of their book.

他们要投入300万美元搞研究，我们也可以仿效他们。

3 turn over a new leaf BEHAVEto change the way you behave and become a better person 翻开新的一页；改过自新；重新做人

I see fatherhood as a chance to turn over a new leaf.

我把当父亲看作翻开生命新一页的一个机会。

Examples from the Corpus

turn over a new leaf• Monnett agrees too, so much that he has turned over a new leaf.• There is no indication that Hollywood is turning over a new leaf, free of bloodstains.• I know I've done some bad things in the past, but now I'm turning over a new leaf.• Like all fathers, I see fatherhood as a chance to turn over a new leaf.• After being released from jail, Tony decided to turn over a new leaf.• Faldo, perhaps above all, will be hoping to turn over a new leaf.• We urge them to turn over a new leaf.

4 page 页 [countableC] formalTCN a page of a book 纸页，书页

He slipped the letter between the leaves of his notebook.

他把信悄悄塞进他的笔记本里。

→ loose-leaf, overleaf

5. part of table 桌子的一部分 [countableC]DCJ a part of the top of a table that can be taken out to make the table smaller 活动桌板

→ shake like a leaf at shake1(2)

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

the leaves turn red/brown etc (=become red, brown etc)

The maple leaves had turned a fiery red.

the leaves fall

All the leaves had fallen off the tree.

a tree loses/sheds its leaves (=the leaves come off the tree)

Most trees shed their leaves in the autumn.

sweep (up) the leaves (=tidy away fallen leaves using a brush)

Jack was sweeping leaves in the back garden.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + leaf

a green/brown/yellow etc leaf

the deep green leaves of the coconut trees

a dead leaf

The ground beneath the tree was covered in dead leaves.

fallen leaves (=that have fallen off the trees)

The children were jumping in piles of fallen leaves.

autumn leaves (also fall leaves American EnglishAmE) (=leaves that have changed colour or fallen in autumn)

I love the colours of the autumn leaves.

an oak/vine/spinach etc leaf (=a leaf from a specific plant or tree)

Vine leaves stuffed with rice is a typical Greek dish.

phrases

be in leaf especially literary (=have leaves)

By this time, most of the trees were in leaf.

come into leaf (=start having leaves)

The apple tree had finally come into leaf.

Examples from the Corpus

leaf• Experts disagree on the best way of preserving the medicinal strength of its roots and leaves.• Every leaf was picked out in golden radiance.• And did I not, at fifty, put out a whole new crop of leaves myself?• Turn the leaf over and use a sharp knife to cut each of the main veins on the leaf.• When the leaves being to fall, it's time to think about the Section 9's and the Section 10's.• the leaves of a maple tree• The leaves are evergreen or semi-evergreen since they can be heavily defoliated in severe winters.• When the rain passed, the limbs of the wet trees were darker and their leaves were greener.

leaf2 verb

1 leaf through something phrasal verbphr v to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it properly 匆匆翻阅 SYN skim through

She picked up the magazine and leafed through it.

她拿起杂志快速翻阅。

Examples from the Corpus

leaf through • He leafed through a pile of documents until he found a sheet of paper torn from an exercise book.• Instead an intelligence officer had ploughed through Mills' personal effects and leafed through a random selection of files.• But just the simple act of leafing through and talking about a book can help.• Grabbing the phone book, he leafed through, looking for the number of the nursing home.• And leafing through the book, I read the page numbers out loud, too.• Instead she leafed through the brochures over a good solid breakfast, then got dressed and went to church.• I leaf through the pages again that night.• Cornelius leafed through the remaining pages.

Examples from the Corpus

leaf• Nigel leafed through a few large-print Agatha Christies but was put off by the noxious inexplicable stains on the pages.• He leafed through a pile of documents until he found a sheet of paper torn from an exercise book.• But just the simple act of leafing through and talking about a book can help.• He leafed through his papers, then, with a glance at Sonny, raised his eyebrows expectantly.• I leaf through the pages again that night.

Origin leaf1

Old English

词汇	leaf
释义	leaf Word family nounleafageleaferyleafinessleafletleafleteerleafbudleaf mouldleafadjectiveleafedleaflessleaflikeleafy Related topics: Plants, Newspapers, printing, publishing leaf1 /liːf/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural leaves /liːvz/) 1 plant 植物 [countableC]HBP one of the flat green parts of a plant that are joined to its stem or branches 叶，叶子 a flowering bush with large shiny leaves 叶子大而油亮的开花灌木 leaf of Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the salad. 在色拉中加入一些新鲜的罗勒叶。 be in leaf/come into leaf (=have or start growing leaves, at a particular time of year) 有叶子/开始长出叶子 The forest was just coming into leaf. 森林里的树木刚开始长叶。 →4 See picture of 见图 ROSE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 tree 2 take a leaf out of somebody’s book IMITATEto copy the way someone else behaves because you want to be like them or be as successful as they are 学某人的样，以某人为榜样 They are committing $3m to research. We could take a leaf out of their book. 他们要投入300万美元搞研究，我们也可以仿效他们。 3 turn over a new leaf BEHAVEto change the way you behave and become a better person 翻开新的一页；改过自新；重新做人 I see fatherhood as a chance to turn over a new leaf. 我把当父亲看作翻开生命新一页的一个机会。 Examples from the Corpus turn over a new leaf• Monnett agrees too, so much that he has turned over a new leaf.• There is no indication that Hollywood is turning over a new leaf, free of bloodstains.• I know I've done some bad things in the past, but now I'm turning over a new leaf.• Like all fathers, I see fatherhood as a chance to turn over a new leaf.• After being released from jail, Tony decided to turn over a new leaf.• Faldo, perhaps above all, will be hoping to turn over a new leaf.• We urge them to turn over a new leaf. 4 page 页 [countableC] formalTCN a page of a book 纸页，书页 He slipped the letter between the leaves of his notebook. 他把信悄悄塞进他的笔记本里。 → loose-leaf, overleaf 5. part of table 桌子的一部分 [countableC]DCJ a part of the top of a table that can be taken out to make the table smaller 活动桌板 → shake like a leaf at shake1(2) n COLLOCATIONS verbs the leaves turn red/brown etc (=become red, brown etc) The maple leaves had turned a fiery red. the leaves fall All the leaves had fallen off the tree. a tree loses/sheds its leaves (=the leaves come off the tree) Most trees shed their leaves in the autumn. sweep (up) the leaves (=tidy away fallen leaves using a brush) Jack was sweeping leaves in the back garden. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + leaf a green/brown/yellow etc leaf the deep green leaves of the coconut trees a dead leaf The ground beneath the tree was covered in dead leaves. fallen leaves (=that have fallen off the trees) The children were jumping in piles of fallen leaves. autumn leaves (also fall leaves American EnglishAmE) (=leaves that have changed colour or fallen in autumn) I love the colours of the autumn leaves. an oak/vine/spinach etc leaf (=a leaf from a specific plant or tree) Vine leaves stuffed with rice is a typical Greek dish. phrases be in leaf especially literary (=have leaves) By this time, most of the trees were in leaf. come into leaf (=start having leaves) The apple tree had finally come into leaf. Examples from the Corpus leaf• Experts disagree on the best way of preserving the medicinal strength of its roots and leaves.• Every leaf was picked out in golden radiance.• And did I not, at fifty, put out a whole new crop of leaves myself?• Turn the leaf over and use a sharp knife to cut each of the main veins on the leaf.• When the leaves being to fall, it's time to think about the Section 9's and the Section 10's.• the leaves of a maple tree• The leaves are evergreen or semi-evergreen since they can be heavily defoliated in severe winters.• When the rain passed, the limbs of the wet trees were darker and their leaves were greener. leaf2 verb 1 leaf through something phrasal verbphr v to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it properly 匆匆翻阅 SYN skim through She picked up the magazine and leafed through it. 她拿起杂志快速翻阅。 Examples from the Corpus leaf through • He leafed through a pile of documents until he found a sheet of paper torn from an exercise book.• Instead an intelligence officer had ploughed through Mills' personal effects and leafed through a random selection of files.• But just the simple act of leafing through and talking about a book can help.• Grabbing the phone book, he leafed through, looking for the number of the nursing home.• And leafing through the book, I read the page numbers out loud, too.• Instead she leafed through the brochures over a good solid breakfast, then got dressed and went to church.• I leaf through the pages again that night.• Cornelius leafed through the remaining pages. Examples from the Corpus leaf• Nigel leafed through a few large-print Agatha Christies but was put off by the noxious inexplicable stains on the pages.• He leafed through a pile of documents until he found a sheet of paper torn from an exercise book.• But just the simple act of leafing through and talking about a book can help.• He leafed through his papers, then, with a glance at Sonny, raised his eyebrows expectantly.• I leaf through the pages again that night. Origin leaf1 Old English
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