| 单词 | fig leaf |
| 释义 | fig leaf (once / 36368 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY fig leaf: fig leaves USAGE EXAMPLESOther factions call clean coal a fig leaf to keep coal, with all of its environmental baggage, in the energy mix. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) At times the ultra label has been little more than a fig leaf for neo-fascism. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) “Why bother with a fig leaf in the Cures bill? Why pretend to give any money to NIH or opioids?” Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) 1 n a leaf from a fig tree 2Hyper foliage, leaf, leafage the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants n a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful Hyper covering an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
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