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。
• 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。
• Pollution has stripped the trees of their foliage.
  污染剥光了这些树的叶子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy gray-green foliage.
  具有抗盐性的一年生海边植物，具有芳香的玫瑰红的或紫罗兰色的花朵，和灰绿色的肉质叶。
• The foliage was soft and feathery.
  叶子如羽毛般轻软柔和。