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

• 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。
• Sunbeams filtered through the foliage.
  阳光从枝叶的缝隙中漏泄下来。
• 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。
• A single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage.
  一根单个的树枝或者放射状花和叶。
• Dig it up once the foliage has died down.
  叶子掉光后就把它挖出来。
• Dark foliage clothes the hills.
  浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables.
  蛾子的幼虫，吃甜菜和蔬菜的叶子。