Tra từ leaf - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.leaf¹ S2 W2 /liːf/ BrE AmE noun (plural leaves /liːvz/)
[Language: Old English]

1. PLANT [countable] one of the flat green parts of a plant that are joined to its stem or branches:
a flowering bush with large shiny leaves
leaf of
Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the salad.
be in leaf/come into leaf (=have or start growing leaves, at a particular time of year)
The forest was just coming into leaf.
2. take a leaf out of sb’s book to copy the way someone else behaves because you want to be like them or be as successful as they are:
They are committing $3m to research. We could take a leaf out of their book.
3. turn over a new leaf to change the way you behave and become a better person:
I see fatherhood as a chance to turn over a new leaf.
4. PAGE [countable] formal a page of a book:
He slipped the letter between the leaves of his notebook. ⇨ ↑loose-leaf, ↑overleaf
5. PART OF TABLE [countable] a part of the top of a table that can be taken out to make the table smaller
⇨ shake like a leaf at ↑shake¹(2)
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ the leaves turn red/brown etc (=become red, brown etc) The maple leaves had turned a fiery red.
▪ the leaves fall All the leaves had fallen off the tree.
▪ a tree loses/sheds its leaves (=the leaves come off the tree) Most trees shed their leaves in the autumn.
▪ sweep (up) the leaves (=tidy away fallen leaves using a brush) Jack was sweeping leaves in the back garden.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + leaf
▪ a green/brown/yellow etc leaf the deep green leaves of the coconut trees
▪ a dead leaf The ground beneath the tree was covered in dead leaves.
▪ fallen leaves (=that have fallen off the trees) The children were jumping in piles of fallen leaves.
▪ autumn leaves (also fall leaves American English) (=leaves that have changed colour or fallen in autumn) I love the colours of the autumn leaves.
▪ an oak/vine/spinach etc leaf (=a leaf from a specific plant or tree) Vine leaves stuffed with rice is a typical Greek dish.
phrases
▪ be in leaf especially literary (=have leaves) By this time, most of the trees were in leaf.
▪ come into leaf (=start having leaves) The apple tree had finally come into leaf.
II.leaf² BrE AmE verb
leaf through something phrasal verb
to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it properly SYN skim through:
She picked up the magazine and leafed through it.

l\\leafhu

leaf
Plants use leaves to collect energy from sunlight.

◎	[li:f]
※	danh từ, số nhiều leaves
◎	[li:vz]
	■	lá cây; lá (vàng, bạc...)
		☆	to be in leaf; to come into leaf
			ra lá, mọc lá
	■	tờ (giấy)
	■	tấm đôi (tấm ván ở mặt bàn có thể bỏ đi hoặc lắp vào chỗ cho bàn to thêm)
	〆	to take a leaf out of someone's book
		✓	noi gương ai, bắt chước ai
	〆	to turn over a new leaf
		✓	thay đổi cách sống để trở thành người tốt hơn; cải tà quy chính
	〆	to shake like a leaf
		✓	run bần bật, run toát mồ hôi
※	nội động từ
	■	trổ lá, ra lá
	〆	to leaf through sth
		✓	đọc lướt qua