foliage

英 [ˈfəʊliɪdʒ]

美 [ˈfoʊliɪdʒ]

n.  (植物的)叶; 枝叶

过去式：foliaged　复数：foliages　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7292 / COCA.7345

牛津词典

noun

• （植物的）叶；枝叶
  the leaves of a tree or plant; leaves and branches together
  1. dense green foliage
     茂密的绿叶

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (植物的)叶，枝叶
  The leaves of a plant are referred to as itsfoliage.
  1. ...shrubs with grey or silver foliage.
     长着灰色或银色叶子的灌木丛

英英释义

noun

• (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
  Synonym:foliation
• the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
  Synonym:leafleafage

双语例句

• The fall foliage glowed red and yellow in the morning sunlight.
  树叶在秋日的晨曦中泛出红黄色的光。
• Shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United states.
  中国和日本的一种常绿坚硬的灌木状紫杉，墨绿色叶，有光泽；美国东部有种植。
• Fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat. The cottage was smothered in green foliage.
  影响小麦叶和茎的菌类。这间小屋被绿叶所覆盖。
• Low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage.
  从新泽西州到佛罗里达的长得矮的常绿灌木。由于其许多白色的星状的花和平滑的叶子而被种植。
• Fluent fusion inflate fervent flame, floret and foliage;
  流利的熔合膨胀了热的火焰，小花和树叶。
• Sunbeams filtered through the foliage.
  阳光从枝叶的缝隙中漏泄下来。
• The foliage was soft and feathery.
  叶子如羽毛般轻软柔和。
• Foliage dull dark green at tips or margins of leaflets and withering of older leaves.
  植株小叶的尖端和边缘暗绿，老叶干枯；
• Any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries.
  属于杨梅属的任何灌木或小树，有芬芳的树叶和小的蜡涂层的浆果。
• The cottage was smothered in green foliage. They covered the tree trunks and branches with ice.
  这间小屋被绿叶所覆盖。树干和树枝被冰覆盖着。