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源自古英语 bræmbel,与德语 Brombeere(黑莓)同源,最初可能模拟荆棘摩擦的沙沙声。
❶ 指带刺的灌木或荆棘植物,尤其是指黑莓等结浆果的野生灌木丛,常见于野外或荒地。
“She scratched her arm on a bramble while picking blackberries.”
(她在摘黑莓时手臂被荆棘划伤了。)
“The path was overgrown with brambles after years of neglect.”
(多年无人打理后,小路上长满了荆棘。)
bramble bush — 特指密集生长的带刺灌木丛,常用于描述难以通过的植被区域。
“The rabbit disappeared into the bramble bush to escape the fox.”
(兔子钻进荆棘丛以逃脱狐狸的追赶。)