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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sunbeams filtered through the foliage.
  阳光从枝叶的缝隙中漏泄下来。
• Evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits.
  常青灌木或小树，它的叶子带着明显的红色和黄色的斑点，有小黑果实。
• Pollution has stripped the trees of their foliage.
  污染剥光了这些树的叶子。
• 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。
• 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。
• Any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers.
  任何一种热带美洲植物，由于艳丽的树叶和花朵而被栽培。
• The trees renew their foliage every year.
  树木每年都重新长出叶子。