leaf out
leaf out — 片語動詞
- leaf outbase form
- leafs out3rd person singular
- leafing out-ing form
- leafed outpast simple
1. when a tree or plant leafs out, it grows new green leaves, usually in spring aft
長出新葉
樹木或植物長出新葉，通常在春天
when a tree or plant leafs out, it grows new green leaves, usually in spring after the cold winter months
The old oak tree in Valentina's garden leafs out late every spring.
Valentina 花園裡那棵老橡樹每年春天都很晚才長出葉子。
[tree] + leaf out in spring
Once the maples leaf out, the whole street turns a soft, bright green.
楓樹一長出葉子，整條街就變成一片柔和明亮的綠色。
collocation: trees leaf out and turn green
Padma waited for the young apple trees to leaf out before pruning them.
Padma 等那些小蘋果樹長出葉子後才幫它們修剪。
After the warm rain, the bushes along the river leafed out almost overnight.
下過一場溫暖的雨後，河邊的灌木幾乎一夜之間就長出了葉子。
The birch trees leaf out earlier than the oaks in Hugo's neighborhood.
在 Hugo 住的社區，白樺樹比橡樹更早長出葉子。
- come into leaf
British English; same meaning, slightly more formal
- bud
earlier stage, when buds appear before the leaves open
- sprout
broader; can describe seeds or shoots, not only leaves on a tree
- shed leaves
the opposite autumn process, when leaves fall off
文法句型
[tree/plant] + leaf out
leaf out in [season]
用法筆記
Subject is always a plant or tree, never a person. Mainly American English and common in gardening or nature writing; the British equivalent is usually 'come into leaf'.