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

• 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。
• Dig it up once the foliage has died down.
  叶子掉光后就把它挖出来。
• As if only an overnight, foliage of scarlet, orange, lemon and maize transformed the entire nation.
  好像一夜之间，鲜红的、橙黄的、柠檬色和黄色的叶子让整个国家都变个了样。
• It forms a nicely rounded, slightly arching shrub with excellent shapely growth and healthy, glossy foliage.
  它形成了一个很好的圆形，微拱匀称优良灌木生长和健康，有光泽的树叶。
• But in winter, it's considerable, and the foliage is beautiful and very dense.
  但是在冬天，它是相当多的，并且叶美丽和非常浓。
• 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。
• A plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers.
  具有美丽的复叶和有花距的管状花的紫堇科植物。
• Pollution has stripped the trees of their foliage.
  污染剥光了这些树的叶子。
• A single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage.
  一根单个的树枝或者放射状花和叶。
• Vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers.
  南美洲旺盛的常青攀援植物，有带光泽的皮革似的叶子和金黄色的花。