Word · Frequency #1823
leaf
长叶;生叶
to produce leaves; put forth foliage
- 1.
To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
长出叶子
- 2.
To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.
把(蔬菜)分成叶片
把(蔬菜)分成叶片;剥开;长出叶子;把(蔬菜)分成叶片;生叶;翻书页
In use
She leafs through the magazine quickly to find the article.
He leafed through the report before the meeting to get an overview.
The trees are leafing out in early spring, covering the branches with fresh green.
leaf out
不及物动词短语,表示植物长出叶子。
The trees leaf out in early spring.
树木在早春时节长出新叶。
leaf through sth
及物动词短语,表示快速翻阅书页。
She leafed through the magazine while waiting.
她一边等待一边快速翻阅杂志。
Verb forms
base leaf · third person leafs · -ing leafing · past leafed · past participle leafed
生叶,翻页
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- leaf out
- 长叶;生叶
- The trees leaf out in spring.树木在春天长出新叶。
- leaf the lettuce
- 剥开生菜叶
- Leaf the lettuce before making the salad.做沙拉前,先将生菜叶剥开。
Synonyms
- pull apart
- 掰开 · Pull apart 强调通过物理方式分开,常用于掰开蔬菜叶,但需明确指出掰开什么,不如 leaf 专门用于描述处理蔬菜叶片。
Antonyms
- defoliate
- 使落叶 · 对应‘leaf’作动词的‘长叶;生叶’义,反义词‘defoliate’表示(使)落叶,指用化学剂等使树叶脱落,与植物自然长叶过程相反。
Confusing words
- leave
- 离开 · leaf作动词意为'翻书页',leave作动词意为'离开';二者拼写和发音相近,但意义和用法不同。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:leaf(叶子)变成动词,就是“长叶子”或“剥叶子”,让叶子动起来!
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:园艺、植物学、烹饪 作为动词,leaf 多用于书面或说明性语境:园艺/植物学中指“长叶、生叶”,烹饪中可指“把蔬菜分成叶片”。它属于中性用词,口语中不算很常见;说植物长叶时常用 leaf out / leafed out。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 leaf 押韵的词包括 chief, brief, grief, thief, belief, reef(均以 /-if/ 结尾)。注意:拼写相似的 deaf (/dɛf/) 和 clef (/klɛf/) 元音不同,不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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