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shrub

UK /ʃrʌb/US /ʃrʌb/

词源

源自古英语'scrubb',与低地德语'schrobb'同源,原指灌木丛或矮树林。

noun

❶ 一种比树矮小的木本植物,通常有多条主干,高度不超过6米,常用于庭院绿化或作为景观植物。

“The garden was full of colorful shrubs.”

(花园里种满了色彩缤纷的灌木。)

“She planted a row of shrubs along the fence.”

(她沿着篱笆种了一排灌木。)

同义词:bush, hedge, underbrush

常见短语

shrub rose — 指一类生长为灌木形态的玫瑰品种,区别于攀爬玫瑰或树状玫瑰。

“The shrub roses in her garden bloom all summer.”

(她花园里的灌木玫瑰整个夏天都在开花。)