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bush

UK /bʊʃ/US /bʊʃ/

词源

源自古英语busc或bysc(灌木丛),可能源自原始日耳曼语*buskaz,与荷兰语bos(森林)、德语Busch(灌木)同源。

noun

❶ 指低矮的木本植物,通常比树矮小,枝叶茂密,常见于花园或野外。

“The cat hid under the bush.”

(猫躲在灌木丛下面。)

“She planted a rose bush in her garden.”

(她在花园里种了一株玫瑰灌木。)

❶ 指未开垦的荒野地区,尤其用于澳大利亚或非洲的偏远地带。

“He spent years exploring the Australian bush.”

(他花了多年时间探索澳大利亚的荒野。)

“Bush pilots deliver supplies to remote areas.”

(丛林飞行员向偏远地区运送物资。)

同义词:shrub, thicket, scrub, undergrowth, hedge

verb

❶ 指植物茂密地生长,或使某处布满灌木。

“The area was bushed with wild blueberries.”

(那片区域长满了野生蓝莓灌木。)

“The trail bushed over after years of neglect.”

(多年无人打理后,小径被灌木覆盖了。)

同义词:overgrow, tangle, cover

常见短语

beat around the bush — 指说话拐弯抹角,不直接切入主题,常用于形容回避核心问题的交谈方式。

“Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.”

(别拐弯抹角了,直接告诉我发生了什么。)

bush telegraph — 形容消息在偏远地区或小群体中通过非正式渠道快速传播的现象。

“News of the wedding spread through the bush telegraph.”

(婚礼的消息通过口口相传迅速传开了。)