一叶知秋：leaf的用法和辨析
The leaf becomes flower when it 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。
