释义 |
noun | verb leafleaf1 /lif/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural leaves /livz/) ETYMOLOGYleaf1Origin: Old English ► be in leaf/come into leaf (=grow leaves in the spring) 1 [countable] science, biology one of the usually flat and thin parts of a plant that grow out of its stem or branches. Leaves use the energy from light to make food for the plant by photosynthesis: a few fresh basil leavesleaf of the leaves of a maple treeleaf on the leaves on the treesbe in leaf/come into leaf (=grow leaves in the spring)2[countable] a part of the top of a table that can be taken out to make the table smaller3[uncountable] metal, especially gold or silver, in a very thin sheet4[countable] old-fashioned a thin sheet of paper, especially a page in a book [Origin: Old English] → see also loose-leaf, turn over a new leaf at turn over (5) noun | verb leafleaf2 verb VERB TABLEleaf |
Present | I, you, we, they | leaf | | he, she, it | leafs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | leafed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have leafed | | he, she, it | has leafed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had leafed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will leaf | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have leafed |
|
Present | I | am leafing | | he, she, it | is leafing | | you, we, they | are leafing | Past | I, he, she, it | was leafing | | you, we, they | were leafing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been leafing | | he, she, it | has been leafing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been leafing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be leafing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been leafing |
leaf through something phrasal verb to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it thoroughly: She leafed aimlessly through magazines. |