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leaf leaf ★★★☆☆/li͟ːf/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]See also:-leaved；树叶；叶子 The leaves of a tree or plant are the parts that are flat, thin, and usually green. Many trees and plants lose their leaves in the winter and grow new leaves in the spring.   [usu pl]In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen...花园里，七叶树已经落叶了。The Japanese maple that stands across the drive had just come into leaf.车道对面那棵鸡爪枫刚吐新叶。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]（书）页 A leaf is one of the pieces of paper of which a book is made. He flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book.他把包装纸压平，夹在书里。3[PHRASE	短语]师法；效法；以（某人）为榜样 If you take a leaf from someone's book you behave in the same way as them because you want to be like that person or as successful as they are.   [V inflects]Maybe we should take a leaf out of Branson's book. It's easy to see how he became a billionaire...也许我们应该效法布兰森。我们都不难看出他是怎样成为亿万富翁的。4[PHRASE	短语]重新开始；洗心革面；改过自新 If you say that you are going to turn over a new leaf, you mean that you are going to start to behave in a better or more acceptable way.   [V inflects]He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf.他认识到自己错了，答应改过自新。5[PHRASE	短语]（因寒冷、恐惧等）浑身发抖，抖如落叶 If you say that someone is shaking like a leaf, you mean that their body is shaking a lot, for instance because they are very cold or frightened.   [V inflects]I didn't think about the danger at the time. Afterwards I was shaking like a leaf.我那时候没想到有危险，事后我吓得直发抖。相关词组：leaf through  leaf1 nounleaf2 verbleafleaf1 /liːf/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural leaves /liːvz/)  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1plant [countable] one of the flat green parts of a plant that are joined to its stem or branches:  a flowering bush with large shiny leavesleaf of Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the salad.be in leaf/come into leaf (=have or start growing leaves, at a particular time of year) The forest was just coming into leaf.2take a leaf out of somebody’s book to copy the way someone else behaves because you want to be like them or be as successful as they are:  They are committing $3m to research. We could take a leaf out of their book.3turn over a new leaf to change the way you behave and become a better person:  I see fatherhood as a chance to turn over a new leaf.4page [countable] formal a page of a book:  He slipped the letter between the leaves of his notebook. →loose-leaf, overleaf5part of table [countable] a part of the top of a table that can be taken out to make the table smaller → shake like a leafat shake1(2)COLLOCATIONSverbsthe leaves turn red/brown etc (=become red, brown etc)· The maple leaves had turned a fiery red.the leaves fall· All the leaves had fallen off the tree.a tree loses/sheds its leaves (=the leaves come off the tree)· Most trees shed their leaves in the autumn.sweep (up) the leaves (=tidy away fallen leaves using a brush)· Jack was sweeping leaves in the back garden.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + leafa green/brown/yellow etc leaf· the deep green leaves of the coconut treesa dead leaf· The ground beneath the tree was covered in dead leaves.fallen leaves (=that have fallen off the trees)· The children were jumping in piles of fallen leaves.autumn leaves (also fall leaves American English) (=leaves that have changed colour or fallen in autumn)· I love the colours of the autumn leaves.an oak/vine/spinach etc leaf (=a leaf from a specific plant or tree)· Vine leaves stuffed with rice is a typical Greek dish.phrasesbe in leaf especially literary (=have leaves)· By this time, most of the trees were in leaf.come into leaf (=start having leaves)· The apple tree had finally come into leaf.leaf1 nounleaf2 verbleafleaf2 verb  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases leaf through something phrasal verb to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it properly  SYN  skim through:  She picked up the magazine and leafed through it.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EWsDPGmxdOrNp1HmfHZMZ+AChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3imYhvIgy7SUWqc6r7cBT7+8sizqr02GgLtYC4fqGNsmE2U4ObG4Oq030of4SAaZ8irW9k+pxaX+DxY2BL7AHYb2C5vus31LlryKP9EAmC4UUTEvHT+98nocC6LXNKhfRSCgQYpi7SpqvWV/i/vI4M1A==             leaf              ★                    /        liːf                ;          NAmE                liːf                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            leaf      leaves                            noun        ★                                  (              plural        leaves                  /          liːvz                    ;            NAmE                    liːvz                    /                    )              1      ★              [countable        ]                    a flat green part of a plant, growing from a          stemor branch or from the root          叶；叶片；叶子                            ◆        lettuce/cabbage/oak leaves        莴苣╱卷心菜╱橡树叶                    ◆        The trees are just          coming into leaf.                树木正好在长叶子。                    ◆        the dead leaves of autumn/the fall        秋天的枯叶                    ☞        collocationsat                                            life                                                  ☞see also                                            bay leaf                                      ,                                            fig leaf                                                  2      -leaf      ,      -leafed      ,      -leaved              (          in adjectives            构成形容词          )                having          leavesof 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                    3              [countable        ]                    a sheet of paper, especially a page in a book          （纸）页，张；（尤指书的）页                            ☞see also                                            flyleaf                                      ,                                            loose-leaf                                      ,                                            overleaf                                                  4              [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                    5              [countable        ]                    a part of a table that can be lifted up or pulled into position in order to make the table bigger          活动桌板；折叠桌板                            IDIOM              take a leaf from/out of sb's ˈbook                              to copy sb'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）                                                  SYN                                    emulate                                      IDIOMsee                                    new                                                    verb                            PHRASAL VERB                    ˈleaf through sth                              to quickly turn over the pages of a book, etc. without reading them or looking at them carefully              匆匆翻阅；浏览                                                      leaf              /        liːf                ;          NAmE                liːf                /                    leaves              /        liːvz                ;          NAmE                liːvz                /             leaf[li:f]leafed, leafing, leafsCET4CET6TEM4考研n15642593810217769971142163221v15754705393361429989NOUN1756802336VERB2139910992Spoken:99052458leafs[208] leaves[45029]叶(89%)，页(7%)，长叶(2%)，金属薄片(1%)，翻页(1%)n.叶子；（书籍等的）一张；扇页vi.生叶；翻书页vt.翻…的页，匆匆翻阅n.(Leaf)人名；(英)利夫

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Collins	leaf ★★★☆☆ /li͟ːf/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:-leaved ；树叶；叶子 The leaves of a tree or plant are the parts that are flat, thin, and usually green. Many trees and plants lose their leaves in the winter and grow new leaves in the spring. [usu pl] In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen... 花园里，七叶树已经落叶了。 The Japanese maple that stands across the drive had just come into leaf. 车道对面那棵鸡爪枫刚吐新叶。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（书）页 A leaf is one of the pieces of paper of which a book is made. He flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book. 他把包装纸压平，夹在书里。 3 [PHRASE 短语]师法；效法；以（某人）为榜样 If you take a leaf from someone's book you behave in the same way as them because you want to be like that person or as successful as they are. [V inflects] Maybe we should take a leaf out of Branson's book. It's easy to see how he became a billionaire... 也许我们应该效法布兰森。我们都不难看出他是怎样成为亿万富翁的。 4 [PHRASE 短语]重新开始；洗心革面；改过自新 If you say that you are going to turn over a new leaf, you mean that you are going to start to behave in a better or more acceptable way. [V inflects] He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf. 他认识到自己错了，答应改过自新。 5 [PHRASE 短语]（因寒冷、恐惧等）浑身发抖，抖如落叶 If you say that someone is shaking like a leaf, you mean that their body is shaking a lot, for instance because they are very cold or frightened. [V inflects] I didn't think about the danger at the time. Afterwards I was shaking like a leaf. 我那时候没想到有危险，事后我吓得直发抖。相关词组： leaf through
Oxford	leaf ★ / liːf ; NAmE liːf / noun , verb leaf leaves noun ★ ( plural leaves / liːvz ; NAmE liːvz / ) 1 ★ [countable ] a flat green part of a plant, growing from a stemor branch or from the root 叶；叶片；叶子 ◆ lettuce/cabbage/oak leaves 莴苣╱卷心菜╱橡树叶 ◆ The trees are just coming into leaf. 树木正好在长叶子。 ◆ the dead leaves of autumn/the fall 秋天的枯叶 ☞ collocationsat life ☞see also bay leaf , fig leaf 2 -leaf , -leafed , -leaved ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having leavesof 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 3 [countable ] a sheet of paper, especially a page in a book （纸）页，张；（尤指书的）页 ☞see also flyleaf , loose-leaf , overleaf 4 [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 5 [countable ] a part of a table that can be lifted up or pulled into position in order to make the table bigger 活动桌板；折叠桌板 IDIOM take a leaf from/out of sb's ˈbook to copy sb'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） SYN emulate IDIOMsee new verb PHRASAL VERB ˈleaf through sth to quickly turn over the pages of a book, etc. without reading them or looking at them carefully 匆匆翻阅；浏览 leaf / liːf ; NAmE liːf / leaves / liːvz ; NAmE liːvz /
LDC	leaf1 noun leaf2 verb leafleaf1 /liːf/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural leaves /liːvz/) Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1plant [countable] one of the flat green parts of a plant that are joined to its stem or branches: a flowering bush with large shiny leavesleaf of Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the salad.be in leaf/come into leaf (=have or start growing leaves, at a particular time of year) The forest was just coming into leaf.2take a leaf out of somebody’s book to copy the way someone else behaves because you want to be like them or be as successful as they are: They are committing $3m to research. We could take a leaf out of their book.3turn over a new leaf to change the way you behave and become a better person: I see fatherhood as a chance to turn over a new leaf.4page [countable] formal a page of a book: He slipped the letter between the leaves of his notebook. → loose-leaf , overleaf 5part of table [countable] a part of the top of a table that can be taken out to make the table smaller → shake like a leaf at shake1(2) COLLOCATIONSverbsthe leaves turn red/brown etc (=become red, brown etc)· The maple leaves had turned a fiery red.the leaves fall· All the leaves had fallen off the tree.a tree loses/sheds its leaves (=the leaves come off the tree)· Most trees shed their leaves in the autumn.sweep (up) the leaves (=tidy away fallen leaves using a brush)· Jack was sweeping leaves in the back garden.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + leafa green/brown/yellow etc leaf· the deep green leaves of the coconut treesa dead leaf· The ground beneath the tree was covered in dead leaves.fallen leaves (=that have fallen off the trees)· The children were jumping in piles of fallen leaves.autumn leaves (also fall leaves American English) (=leaves that have changed colour or fallen in autumn)· I love the colours of the autumn leaves.an oak/vine/spinach etc leaf (=a leaf from a specific plant or tree)· Vine leaves stuffed with rice is a typical Greek dish.phrasesbe in leaf especially literary (=have leaves)· By this time, most of the trees were in leaf.come into leaf (=start having leaves)· The apple tree had finally come into leaf. leaf1 noun leaf2 verb leafleaf2 verb Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases leaf through phrasal verb to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it properly SYN skim through: She picked up the magazine and leafed through it.
WDF	leaf [li:f]leafed, leafing, leafs CET4CET6TEM4考研 n1564 25938 1021 7769 9711 4216 3221 v15754 705 39 336 142 99 89 NOUN1756 802336 VERB21399 10992 Spoken: 99052458 leafs[208] leaves[45029] 叶(89%)，页(7%)，长叶(2%)，金属薄片(1%)，翻页(1%) n.叶子；（书籍等的）一张；扇页 vi.生叶；翻书页 vt.翻…的页，匆匆翻阅 n.(Leaf)人名；(英)利夫

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