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shaw

UK /ʃɔː/US /ʃɔː/

词源

源自古英语 sceaga,意为灌木丛或小树林,与古挪威语 skógr(森林)同源。

noun

❶ 指小树林或灌木丛,通常用于地名或文学作品中描述自然景观。

“We took a walk through the shaw behind the village.”

(我们穿过村子后面的小树林散步。)

“The birds were singing in the shaw.”

(鸟儿在灌木丛中歌唱。)

同义词:copse, thicket, grove

常见短语

in the shaw — 表示位于或进入小树林中,常用于描述场景或方位。

“The children loved playing hide-and-seek in the shaw.”

(孩子们喜欢在小树林里玩捉迷藏。)