一叶知秋：leaf的用法和辨析

The leaf becomes flower when it loves.The flower becomes fruit when it worships.

                                                      —— Rabindranath Tagore 《Stray Birds》绿叶恋爱时便成了花。花崇拜时便成了果实。

                        ——泰戈尔《飞鸟集》

一、下面我们来看看leaf有几种含义

n.

1.树叶，叶子 [C]

This plant has green leaves throughout the year.

这种植物终年常青。

2.（书）页 [C]

I'm sorry we've run short of loose-leaf notebooks.

对不起，活页簿已售完了。

3.薄金属片 [C]

There was a layer of silver leaf outside the mental.

金属外边有一层银薄膜。

4.扇页 [C]

Her arms ached from swinging the wide palmetto leaf.

她用力挥着那把大棕榈扇，胳臂都酸痛了。

v.

1.生叶，长叶 [I]

The trees are just beginning to leaf.

树刚刚开始长叶子。

2.翻阅（书页） [I,T]

He is leafing the books.

他在翻书页。

二、你知道leaf和哪些词更搭吗？

fig leaf

n. 无花果树叶,遮羞布

leaf fat

n.(猪)板油(腰子周围的脂肪)

tea leaf

n. 茶叶

bay leaf

phr. 月桂树叶；香叶

floral leaf

花叶

三、学会leaf的用法了吗？来做个小测试吧~

He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new ____.

他认识到自己错了，答应改过自新，考虑一下合不合适。