单词 | leaf |
释义 | noun | verb leafleaf1 /lif/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural leaves /livz/) 1 [countable] science, biology one of the usually flat and thin parts of a plant that grow out of its stem or branches. Leaves use the energy from light to make food for the plant by photosynthesis: a few fresh basil leavesleaf of the leaves of a maple treeleaf on the leaves on the treesbe in leaf/come into leaf (=grow leaves in the spring)2[countable] a part of the top of a table that can be taken out to make the table smaller3[uncountable] metal, especially gold or silver, in a very thin sheet4[countable] old-fashioned a thin sheet of paper, especially a page in a book [Origin: Old English] → see also loose-leaf, turn over a new leaf at turn over (5) noun | verb leafleaf2 verb leaf through something phrasal verb to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it thoroughly: She leafed aimlessly through magazines. |
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