橘子朗文词典

fig leaf

F 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈfɪɡ ˌliːf]
  • 美式音标 [ˈfɪɡ ˌliːf]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 遮羞布；无花果树叶

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • But that fig leaf has since blown away.
    但是那片遮羞布被吹走了。
  • Can we say that Yao Ming is the fig leaf created by the Chinese Men's Basketball Team?
    难道我们可以说姚明是国家男篮创造出的遮羞布吗？
  • “Advertisement… has brough our disregard for truth into the open without even a fig leaf to cover it.” – Freya Stark
    “广告。。。已将我们对真实的漠视公开化，甚至连块遮羞布也没有”——弗雷亚斯塔克

    • 权威例句

  • "It's used as a fig leaf, and we decided that for the time being, we're better off without it, " Mekel says.
    NPR: Israelis Shun Al Jazeera's Arabic News Network
  • So far, much debate has focused on how BP may be forced to cut its dividend as a political fig leaf.
    FORBES: BP's Hayward Should Cut His Own Pay Like BA's Walsh

词组短语

    短语

  • fiddleleaf fig root leaf 释义琴叶榕
  • fig -leaf gourd [园艺]黑子南瓜
  • Indiarubber fig Alternaria leaf spot 橡皮树链格孢叶斑病
  • a diplomatic fig -leaf 体面外交的策略
  • Fig Leaf Rag 无花果叶拉格泰姆

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (LEAF) the type of leaf sometimes used in paintings to cover a naked person's sex organs
  • (FALSE) something that hides something else, especially something that is dishonest or embarrassing

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A fig leaf is a large leaf which comes from the fig tree. A fig leaf is sometimes used in painting and sculpture to cover the genitals of a naked body.
  • People sometimes refer disapprovingly to something which is intended to hide or prevent an embarrassing situation as a fig leaf.