leaf
noun/liːf/
/liːf/
(plural leaves
Idioms /liːvz/
/liːvz/
)
enlarge image[countable] a flat green part of a plant, growing from a stem or branch or from the root叶；叶片；叶子 - lettuce/cabbage/oak leaves
莴苣叶；卷心菜叶；橡树叶 - the dead leaves of autumn/the fall
秋天的枯叶 - The leaves on the trees were beginning to turn from green to orange.
树上的叶子开始从绿色变成橙色。 - in leaf Few trees are in leaf yet.
还没有几棵树长出叶子。 - The trees are just coming into leaf.
树木刚长叶。
Collocations The living worldThe living worldAnimalssee also bay leaf, curry leaf, fig leaf, maple leaf, tea leaf- animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
- fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
- birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
- insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
- insects/bees/locusts swarm
- bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
- spiders spin/weave a web
- snakes/lizards shed their skins
- bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
- insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
- an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
- attract/find/choose a mate
- produce/release eggs/sperm
- lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
- inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
- mark/enter/defend (a) territory
- stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
- trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
- a seed germinates/sprouts
- leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
- flower buds swell/open
- a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
- pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
- produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
- produce/bear fruit
- develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
- provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
- perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
- bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
- bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
- bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
- bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
- a virus enters/invades something/the body
- a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
- be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
- contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus
- kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesb1- Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.
落叶树木在秋天落叶。 - The leaves of this plant are from 1 to 1½ inches in length.
这种植物的叶子长度为 1 至 1.5 英寸。 - He picked a leaf from the basil plant and started to chew it.
他摘下一片罗勒叶子嚼了起来。 - In the spring the plant began to put out new leaves.
春天这株植物开始长出新叶。 - It was spring and the trees were coming into leaf.
春天来了，树木发芽了。 - Spring arrived and the first green leaves began to appear.
春天到了，第一批绿叶开始长出来了。 - Stop trying to read tea leaves.
别再试图预测未来了。 - The boys helped by raking the leaves in the yard.
男孩们帮忙把院里的树叶耙拢起来。 - The corn was already ripening and the trees in full leaf.
玉米已经成熟，树木也已枝繁叶茂。 - The ground was thick with dead leaves.
地上积了厚厚的枯叶。 - The leaves rustled in the light breeze.
树叶在微风中沙沙作响。 - The summer was over and the leaves were beginning to turn.
夏季过去了，叶子开始变黄。 - This plant has beautifully variegated leaves.
这种植物的叶子色彩斑斓，非常漂亮。 - Throw the tea leaves on the flower bed.
把茶叶撒在花坛上。 - broad leaf plants
阔叶植物 - dry leaves blowing in the wind
在风中舞动的枯叶 - the leaf litter on the forest floor
森林的落叶层
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- new
- young
- autumn
- …
- have
- come into
- grow
- …
- appear
- emerge
- grow
- …
- litter
- mould/mold
- in full leaf
- lettuce/cabbage/oak leaves
- -leaf, -leafed, -leaved(in adjectives) having leaves of the type or number mentioned
有…状叶的；有…片叶的 - a four-leaf clover
四叶车轴草 - a broad-leaved plant
阔叶植物
- a four-leaf clover
- [countable] a sheet of paper, especially a page in a book
（纸）页，张；（尤指书的）页 - She carefully turned the leaves of the precious volume.
她小心翼翼地翻动这本珍贵书籍的书页。
- She carefully turned the leaves of the precious volume.
- [uncountable] metal, especially gold or silver, in the form of very thin sheets
薄金属片；（尤指金或银）箔 - gold leaf
金箔
- gold leaf
- [countable] a part of a table that can be lifted up, or an extra section that can be added into the table, in order to make the table bigger
活动桌板；折叠桌板
Word OriginOld English lēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch loof and German Laub.
Idioms
take a leaf from/out of somebody’s book
- to copy somebody’s behaviour and do things in the same way that they do, because they are successful
效仿，模仿（成功之人的举止和行为）
turn over a new leaf
- to change your way of life to become a better, more responsible person
改恶从善；重新做人