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bowery

UK //ˈbaʊəri//US //ˈbaʊəri//

词源

源自荷兰语 'bouwerij'(农场),17世纪荷兰殖民者带入纽约地区,后演变为特定地名和描述性词汇。

noun

❶ 指树木繁茂的林地或果园,特指早期荷兰移民在纽约地区建立的农场或种植园。

“The old bowery was filled with apple trees and wildflowers.”

(那片古老的果园里种满了苹果树和野花。)

“They picnicked in the shade of the bowery near the river.”

(他们在河边绿树成荫的林地野餐。)

❶ 指纽约市曼哈顿的一个区域,历史上曾是农场,后发展为繁华街区。

“The Bowery in Manhattan has a rich cultural history.”

(曼哈顿的鲍厄里区有着丰富的文化历史。)

“Many artists lived in cheap apartments on the Bowery.”

(许多艺术家曾住在鲍厄里区的廉价公寓里。)

同义词:orchard, plantation, grove, woodland, farm

adjective

❶ 形容树木繁茂、绿荫浓密的,或类似乡村田园风光的。

“They walked down a bowery lane lined with oak trees.”

(他们沿着一条两旁种满橡树的林荫小道散步。)

“The cottage stood in a bowery setting, surrounded by gardens.”

(小屋坐落在绿树环绕的花园中。)

同义词:shady, leafy, wooded, verdant, pastoral

常见短语

the Bowery — 特指纽约曼哈顿下城的历史街区,现以艺术场所和夜生活闻名。

“Punk rock bands often played at clubs on the Bowery in the 1970s.”

(朋克摇滚乐队经常在1970年代的鲍厄里区俱乐部演出。)