leaf

leaf的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [li:f]
KK音标发音： [lif]

leaf的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A usually green, flattened, lateral structure attached to a stem and functioning as a principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in most plants.
叶子：连接在茎上的结构，通常是绿色、扁平且侧生，在多数植物中是光合作用和呼吸的主要器官

2. A leaflike organ or structure.
叶状的结构：象叶子一样的器官或结构

3. Leaves considered as a group; foliage.
叶子的总称；簇叶

4. The state or time of having or showing leaves:
枝叶繁茂：有叶或显示出叶子的状态或时间：

trees in full leaf.
长满叶子的树木

5. The leaves of a plant used or processed for a specific purpose:
有特别用途的叶：为特定目的而使用或加工的植物叶子：

large supplies of tobacco leaf.
烟叶供应量很大

6. Any of the sheets of paper bound in a book, each side of which constitutes a page.
叶，张：装订在书中的纸张，每一面为一页

7. A very thin sheet of material, especially metal:
金属片：一种非常薄的片状物质，尤指金属的：

silver leaf.
银箔

8. A hinged or removable section for a table top.
活动桌面：桌子上部有铰链连接或可移动的部分

9. A hinged or otherwise movable section of a folding door, shutter, or gate.
扇：折叠门、百叶窗或大门上装有铰链或可移动的部分

10. One of several metal strips forming a leaf spring.
簧片：构成片簧的几个金属片中的一个

leaf的词性：
v.（动词）

leaf的词性：
v.intr.（不及物动词）

11. To produce leaves; put forth foliage:
长叶：生出叶子；长叶：

trees just beginning to leaf.
刚发芽的树木

12. To turn pages, as in searching or browsing:
翻书页：翻页，如在搜寻或浏览中：

leafed through the catalog.
浏览目录

leaf的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

13. To turn through the pages of.
逐个翻页

leaf的词源：

14. Middle English
中古英语

15. from Old English l?af
源自 古英语 l?af