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boughs

UK //baʊz//US //baʊz//

词源

源自古英语 'bōg'(肩膀或树枝),与德语 'Bug'(肩膀)同源,原意与承载重物的肢体部位相关。

noun

❶ 指树木的主枝或大树枝,通常比小枝粗壮且承载更多树叶或果实。

“The boughs of the oak tree swayed gently in the wind.”

(橡树的大树枝在风中轻轻摇曳。)

“She decorated the Christmas tree with lights on its boughs.”

(她在圣诞树的大树枝上挂满了彩灯。)

同义词:branch, limb, arm

常见短语

boughs laden with... — 形容树枝被果实、花朵或积雪等重物压弯的景象,常用于诗意描述。

“The cherry tree's boughs were laden with blossoms in spring.”

(春天时,樱桃树的枝条被繁花压弯了腰。)