Learner's definition of LEAF
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: one of the flat and typically green parts of a plant that grow from a stem or twig叶;叶片;叶子 [count]
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a maple leaf一片枫树叶
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a tobacco leaf一片烟草叶
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tea leaves茶叶
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I heard the rustle of the autumn leaves.我听到了秋叶瑟瑟作响。
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a pile of dead leaves一堆枯叶
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The trees drop their leaves in the fall, and new leaves grow again in the spring.这些树秋季落叶,春季又长出新叶。
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By the end of April, most trees are in leaf. [=most trees have grown their new leaves]到四月末,树木大多都已长出新叶。
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The trees have not yet come into leaf.这些树还未长出新叶。
— see color picture on this page 2
[count] : a sheet of paper in a book : page(书)页 —
usually used figuratively通常用作比喻 — see also flyleaf, loose-leaf 3
[count] : a part that can be added to or removed from a table to change the size of its top surface活动桌板;折叠桌板
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[noncount] : a very thin sheet of metal (such as gold or silver) that is used to decorate something装饰用薄金属片;(金、银等)箔
turn over a new leaf
: to start behaving or living in a different and better way洗心革面;重新做人 — leafless
/ˈliːfləs/ adjective — leaflike
/ˈliːfˌlaɪk/ adjective 2 leaf /ˈliːf/ verb
leafs; leafed; leafing
leafs; leafed; leafing
Learner's definition of LEAF
leaf out
[phrasal verb] US, of a tree
leaf through
[phrasal verb] leaf through (something)
: to turn the pages of (a book, a magazine, etc.)翻(书)页