cloverleaf

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈkləʊvəliːf/    /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The leaf of a clover plant.
    — Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens.
  2. (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) Ellipsis of cloverleaf interchange. US
    — The off-ramp will lead you along the cloverleaf to your next on-ramp.
动词 v.
  1. To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one. intransitive
    — Hay told a military historian that Allen precipitated “the debacle” by “allowing his lead company to pursue the VC down the trail” instead of forming a perimeter and cloverleafing at the first sign of the enemy.
形容词 adj.
  1. In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed. not-comparable
    — a fancy cloverleaf motif

词形变化

clover-leaf alternative cloverleafs plural cloverleaves plural clover-leaf alternative cloverleafs present,singular,third-person cloverleafing participle,present cloverleafed participle,past cloverleafed past clover-leaf alternative

词源

词源 1
From clover + leaf.
词源 2
From clover + leaf.
词源 3
From clover + leaf.
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