leaf n. 1. 叶子[C] The trees are thick with leaves. 这些树生长着浓密的树叶。

2. (书籍等的)一张,一页[C] He tore a leaf out of his notebook. 他从笔记本上扯下一页。

3. (折叠式桌子的)活动面板[C] 4. (门,窗等的)页扇[C] 5. (金属的)箔[U] vt. 1. 匆匆翻阅 He was leafing a magazine. 他正在翻阅一本杂志。

vi. 1. 生叶片,长叶[(+out)] The trees on the hill are just leafing out. 山上的树正在长出新叶。

The trees are just beginning to leaf. 树刚刚开始长叶子。

2. 匆匆翻阅[(+through)] I leafed through the catalog and found nothing interesting. 我翻了翻目录,没看到什么有趣的东西。