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thicket

UK //ˈθɪkɪt//US //ˈθɪkɪt//

词源

源自古英语 thiccet(密集生长处),与 thick(厚的、密集的)同源,指植物密集生长的区域。

noun

❶ 指由密集生长的灌木、小树或荆棘等植物组成的难以穿过的区域,通常出现在森林边缘或荒野中。

“We had to cut our way through the thicket to reach the clearing.”

(我们不得不砍出一条路穿过灌木丛才能到达空地。)

“A rabbit suddenly darted out from the thicket.”

(一只兔子突然从灌木丛中窜了出来。)

同义词:brushwood, underbrush, copse

常见短语

in the thick of the thicket — 形容处于灌木丛最茂密的部分,比喻陷入复杂或困难的处境。

“The lost hiker found himself in the thick of the thicket with no way out.”

(迷路的徒步旅行者发现自己被困在灌木丛最茂密处无法脱身。)