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。
• 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。
• 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。
• European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit.
  欧洲种桑树，叶和果实为黑色。
• Dark foliage clothes the hills.
  浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。
• A genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers.
  黑矢车菊矢车菊；矢车菊属的各种植物的任一种。菊科欧亚草本植物的一个属，叶多刺，花大，略带紫色。
• This beautiful shrub rose has a bushy, upright habit, holding the flowers well above the foliage.
  这个美丽的玫瑰灌木有浓密的，正直的习惯，远高于举行树叶的花朵。
• Dig it up once the foliage has died down.
  叶子掉光后就把它挖出来。
• The foliage was soft and feathery.
  叶子如羽毛般轻软柔和。
• Sunbeams filtered through the foliage.
  阳光从枝叶的缝隙中漏泄下来。