leaf
noun
verb
liːf
noun
1
PLANT
植物
one
of
the
flat
green
parts
of
a
plant
that
are
joined
to
its
stem
or
branches
叶，叶子
C
a
flowering
bush
with
large
shiny
leaves
叶子大而光亮的开花灌木
[+
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片。
be
in
leaf/come
into
leaf
(have
or
start
growing
leaves,
at
a
particular
time
of
year)
开始长出叶子
The
forest
was
just
coming
into
leaf.
森林里的树木刚开始长叶。
2
take a leaf out of sb’s book
to
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，我们也可以跟他们一样。
3
turn over a new leaf
to
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.
我把当父亲看作是翻开生命新一页的一个机会。
4
PAGE
页
a
page
of
a
book
[正式] 纸页，书页
C | formal
He
slipped
the
letter
between
the
leaves
of
his
notebook.
他把信偷偷地塞进他的笔记本里。
5
PART OF TABLE
桌子的一部分
a
part
of
the
top
of
a
table
that
can
be
taken
out
to
make
the
table
smaller
活动桌板
C
verb
6
to
turn
the
pages
of
a
book
quickly,
without
reading
it
properly
匆匆翻阅;
She
picked
up
the
magazine
and
leafed
through
it.
她拿起杂志快速翻阅。