a leaf of [plant]
She picked a leaf of mint.
她摘了一片薄荷叶。
叶;叶子
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
叶;叶子
The usually green, flat part of a plant that grows from a stem and carries out photosynthesis; also a leaf-like plant structure.
She picked a leaf of mint.
她摘了一片薄荷叶。
通常为绿色扁平器官,是多数绿色植物最显著的特征。
The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
日产生产的一款汽车型号,名称取环保之意。
A model of car built by Nissan, with a name chosen for its green connotations.
高等植物光合作用和蒸腾作用的主要器官
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
叶或叶特化形成的各种形态结构。
A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
The leaf turned yellow in autumn.
这片叶子在秋天变黄了。
Each leaf on the tree is unique.
树上的每一片叶子都是独一无二的。
She picked up a fallen leaf.
她捡起了一片落叶。
She picked a leaf of mint.
她摘了一片薄荷叶。
注意leaves是leaf的复数形式。
The leaves rustle in the wind.
树叶在风中沙沙作响。
Not this
I collected many leafs.
Use this
I collected many leaves.
leaf的复数形式是leaves,不是leafs,属于不规则变化。
Not this
Please turn the leaf.
Use this
Please turn the page.
表示书页时应用page,leaf指植物叶子。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
叶片
The leaf blade of this plant is broad and flat.
这种植物的叶片宽而平。
落叶层
The forest floor was covered with leaf litter.
森林地面覆盖着落叶层。
翻开新的一页;改过自新
He decided to turn over a new leaf and start exercising.
他决定改过自新,开始锻炼。
浏览(书页)
I leafed through the magazine while waiting.
我等待时浏览了杂志。
叶节点
In a tree data structure, a leaf node has no children.
在树形数据结构中,叶节点没有子节点。
板簧
The truck's suspension uses leaf springs.
卡车的悬挂系统使用板簧。
翻开新的一页;改过自新
After years of bad habits, he decided to turn over a new leaf and start exercising.
经过多年的坏习惯,他决定改过自新,开始锻炼。
效仿某人;以某人为榜样
You should take a leaf out of your sister's book and study harder.
你应该以你姐姐为榜样,更加努力学习。
快速翻阅;浏览
She leafed through the magazine while waiting for her appointment.
她在等待预约时快速翻阅了杂志。
我是一片风中的叶子;看我如何翱翔。
Wash compared himself to a leaf on the wind in Serenity.
沃什在《萤火虫》中把自己比作风中的一片叶子。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use leaf naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
叶子leaf,去掉一个e就变成leave(离开),叶子离开树枝。
通常用于植物学或生物学语境,指植物的叶子;也可用于书籍或家具,但后者比较专业。
All six words rhyme with leaf: they share the vowel /iː/ and end with /f/. Beware of lookalikes like 'deaf' (/dɛf/) which is spelled with 'eaf' but does not rhyme.
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