The Drosera sundew, meanwhile, has a thick, sweet liquid oozing from its leaves, which first attracts insects, then holds them fast before the leaves snap shut.

与此同时，茅膏菜的叶子则渗出粘稠甜美的液体，这种液体首先把昆虫吸引过来，然后在树叶“啪”地合上之前紧紧抓住它们。

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If the ground does freeze in your part of the world, simply cover your carrot garden with a thick layer of leaves or straw.

VOA: special.2009.02.24

This is the initial part of the simile that describes the leaves: "thick as Autumnal Leaves that strow the Brooks / in Vallombrosa, where th' Etrurian shades / high overarch't imbow'r."

这是描写落叶的比喻的开始部分：,“他们人数众多，稠密得像秋天的繁叶,/在瓦隆布罗萨，厄特鲁利亚的光辉逐渐暗淡“

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The fruit is inside the seedpods of its thick leaves.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

Undercooking presents a different set of challenges, keeping the Brussels sprout's flavors concentrated inside its veiny leaves and thick root.

NPR: Turning a New Leaf on a Misunderstood Sprout

As a child, Candy had ridden her bike between clumps of impatiens and begonia and stands of banana trees, clumsy with their thick, waxy leaves.

NEWYORKER: The Visitor

It's on the banks of the Charles River, which she can see most of the year when the leaves aren't so thick on the trees outside her windows.

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