
好词典

复合词,源自sage(鼠尾草属植物)+ brush(灌木丛),18世纪开始使用,特指北美Artemisia tridentata等蒿属植物。
❶ 指北美干旱地区常见的灌木植物,叶子呈灰绿色,有强烈香气,是西部荒野的典型植被。
“The landscape was dotted with sagebrush as far as the eye could see.”
(放眼望去,这片土地上遍布着山艾树。)
“Cattle often graze among the sagebrush in the western plains.”
(牛群经常在西部的平原上山艾树丛中吃草。)
sagebrush steppe — 指以山艾树为主要植被的干旱草原生态系统,常见于北美西部。
“The sagebrush steppe provides habitat for many unique species.”
(山艾树草原为许多独特物种提供了栖息地。)