一葉知秋：leaf的用法和辨析
The leaf becomes flower when it flower becomes fruit when it worships.
—— Rabindranath Tagore 《Stray Birds》
綠葉戀愛時便成了花。花崇拜時便成了果實。
——泰戈爾《飛鳥集》
一、下面我們來看看leaf有幾種含義
n.
1.樹葉，葉子 [C]
This plant has green leaves throughout the year.
這種植物終年常青。
2.（書）頁 [C]
I'm sorry we've run short of loose-leaf notebooks.
對不起，活頁簿已售完了。
3.薄金屬片 [C]
There was a layer of silver leaf outside the mental.
金屬外邊有一層銀薄膜。
4.扇頁 [C]
Her arms ached from swinging the wide palmetto leaf.
她用力揮着那把大棕櫚扇，胳臂都痠痛了。
v.
1.生葉，長葉 [I]
The trees are just beginning to leaf.
樹剛剛開始長葉子。
2.翻閱（書頁） [I,T]
He is leafing the books.
他在翻書頁。
二、你知道leaf和哪些詞更搭嗎？
fig leaf
n. 無花果樹葉,遮羞布
leaf fat
n.(豬)板油(腰子周圍的脂肪)
tea leaf
n. 茶葉
bay leaf
phr. 月桂樹葉；香葉
floral leaf
花葉
三、學會leaf的用法了嗎？來做個小測試吧~
He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new ____.
他認識到自己錯了，答應改過自新，考慮一下合不合適。
