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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Foliage dull dark green at tips or margins of leaflets and withering of older leaves.
  植株小叶的尖端和边缘暗绿，老叶干枯；
• 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。
• European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit.
  欧洲种桑树，叶和果实为黑色。