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leaf

English → Chinese

noun//liːf//

(植物) 叶子: 植物特别是树木伸展出的绿色扁平部分

In the autumn, the leaves of the maple tree turn bright red.

(Chinese) 秋天,枫树的叶子变成了鲜红色。

The caterpillar spent the whole day eating a single green leaf.

(Chinese) 毛毛虫花了一整天吃一片绿叶。

verb//liːf//

(动作) 翻阅: 快速翻动书页以粗略查看内容

I sat in the waiting room and leafed through an old magazine.

(Chinese) 我坐在候诊室里,翻阅着一本旧杂志。

She leafed through the book until she found the page she needed.

(Chinese) 她翻阅着这本书,直到找到她需要的那一页。

Entry ID: en:zh:leaf · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary