leaf
noun [ C ] uk/liːf/ us/liːf/ leaves
(PLANT)
B1 叶，叶片，叶子，树叶
one of the flat, usually green parts of a plant that are joined at one end to the stem or branch
a palm leaf 棕榈树叶
autumn leaves 秋叶
He was raking up leaves in his garden. 他在自己的花园里扫集树叶。
be in leaf/come into leaf （植物）长出叶子
When a plant is in leaf or when it comes into leaf, it has or gets leaves on it.
The trees are in leaf early this year. 今年树木的叶子长得早。
The bushes are just coming into leaf. 灌木刚刚长出叶子。
The shrub is about ametre high when it is in leaf.
The oak tree was still in leaf well into winter.
The grass was green and the trees were bursting into leaf.
The trees were late coming into leaf that year because of the cold weather.
- More examples
- The leaves on the trees have started to turn a rich coppery colour.
- Rubbing a dock leaf on nettle stings helps to relieve the pain.
- Notice that the leaf of this plant has ragged edges.
- Emily scraped away the dead leaves to reveal the tiny shoot of a new plant.
- The bush looked badly diseased, with black marks on all the leaves.
(PAPER)
（纸张的）页，片，张
a thin sheet of paper
(TABLE)
活动桌板，折叠桌板
an extra part of a table that can be folded away when not being used
Idiom
take a leaf out of someone's bookidiom 效仿（某人）;以（某人）为榜样
to copy something that someone else does because it will bring you advantages
Maybe I should take a leaf out of Rick's book and start coming in early every morning. 也许我该学学里克的样子，每天早上早些来。