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。
• 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。
• Moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables.
  蛾子的幼虫，吃甜菜和蔬菜的叶子。
• 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。
• The trees renew their foliage every year.
  树木每年都重新长出叶子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。