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holt

UK /həʊlt/US /hoʊlt/

词源

源自古英语 holt,意为“树林”或“林地”,与古高地德语 holz(木材)同源。

noun

❶ 指小树林或林地,通常指树木茂密的小片区域,常见于英国英语中描述乡村风景。

“We took a walk through the holt near the river.”

(我们在河边的小树林里散步。)

“The fox disappeared into the holt.”

(狐狸消失在小树林中。)

同义词:copse, grove, thicket

常见短语

holt of trees — 指一片小树林,强调树木聚集的自然景观。

“A holt of trees stood at the edge of the field.”

(一片小树林矗立在田野的边缘。)