leaf
gb/lˈif/ us/lˈif/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 1900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
Flat green part of a plant
The flat green part of a plant that grows from the stem or branch.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a [adjective] leaf
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'leaf' with 'leave' because they sound similar but have different meanings and spellings.
คำพ้องความหมาย
foliage (Refers collectively to leaves, usually in large amounts or as a mass.)
คำตรงข้าม
stem (The main stalk of a plant, which is the opposite structural part from the leaf.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
green leaf
|falling leaf
|maple leaf
|leaf shape
|leaf surface
หัวข้อ
nature
|biology
|daily life
|science
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The maple tree's leaves turn bright red in autumn.
- A single yellow leaf floated down from the branch.
- She pressed the leaf between the pages of her book to preserve it.
- Each leaf on the plant absorbs sunlight for energy.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The tree has many green leaves.
- A leaf fell on the ground.
- I see a big leaf on the table.
- She holds a leaf in her hand.
คำนาม
B1
entity
2
Thin sheet of paper or metal
A thin flat piece of paper, metal, or other material.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a leaf of [material]
คำพ้องความหมาย
sheet (General term for a flat piece of material, not limited to plants.)
คำตรงข้าม
block (A thick, solid piece of material, opposite in form to a thin sheet.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
gold leaf
|silver leaf
|tobacco leaf
หัวข้อ
materials
|manufacturing
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The artist decorated the frame with gold leaf.
- He turned the delicate leaf of parchment carefully.
- Gold leaf is often used in fine art and decoration.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The cake is covered with gold leaf.
- He uses silver leaf for the design.
- I turn the thin leaf of paper.
คำนาม
B2
entity
3
Page in a book or notebook
One sheet of paper in a book, with writing on both sides.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a leaf of [a book/notebook]
คำพ้องความหมาย
page (More common term for one side of a sheet; 'leaf' refers to the whole sheet with two pages.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
title leaf
|fly leaf
หัวข้อ
books
|printing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He wrote his notes on the last leaf of his notebook.
- The title leaf contains the name of the book and author.
- Some leaves were missing from the old manuscript.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I turn the leaf of my notebook.
- The book has many leaves.
- One leaf is missing from this book.
คำกริยา
B1
action
4
Turn pages quickly without reading fully
To turn pages in a book quickly without reading all the words.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to leaf through [a book/magazine]
คำพ้องความหมาย
flip through (Informal and very common way to describe turning pages quickly.)
คำตรงข้าม
study (To read carefully and with attention, opposite in approach to 'leaf through'.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
leaf through
หัวข้อ
reading
|daily life
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She leafed through the magazine while waiting for her appointment.
- He leafed through the report to find the chart he needed.
- I like to leaf through old photo albums on rainy days.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I leaf through my book before class.
- She leafs through a magazine in the shop.
- He likes to leaf through old photos.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
leaf
IPA
GB/lˈif/
US/lˈif/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
leaf (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (leaf)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: leaf
- Plural: leaf, leafs, leaves
Verb
- Base: leaf
- 3rd Person Singular: leafs
- Present Participle: leafing
- Past: leafed
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
leafs
noun
leaves
noun
leafing
verb
leafed
verb
Core family
leafy
adjective
Related words
leaflet
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
leafless
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
leaf through
1/lˈif θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
Turn pages quickly without reading fully
To turn pages quickly in a book or magazine without reading all the words.
ตัวอย่าง
- He sat by the fire and leafed through an old photo album.
- I like to leaf through cookbooks for inspiration.
take a leaf out of someone's book
1/tˈeɪk ə lˈif ˈaʊt əv sˈʌmwˌʌnz bˈʊk/
idiom
Copy someone's behavior or example
To do something in the way someone else does it because you think it is good or right.
ตัวอย่าง
- You should take a leaf out of her book and arrive on time.
- He took a leaf out of his coach's book and trained every day.
turn over a new leaf
1/tˈɚn ˈoʊvɚ ə njˈu lˈif/
idiom
Start behaving better or differently
To start to behave in a better or different way than before.
ตัวอย่าง
- After moving to a new city, he decided to turn over a new leaf and focus on his studies.
- She promised to turn over a new leaf after the argument.