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thickets
UK //ˈθɪkɪts//US //ˈθɪkɪts//
词源
源自古英语 'thiccet'（密集生长处），与形容词 'thick'（厚的、密集的）同源。
noun
❶ 指密集生长的灌木丛或小树林，通常难以穿越，常见于森林边缘或荒野地带。
“We had to cut our way through the thickets to reach the river.”
（我们不得不砍开灌木丛才能到达河边。）
“The rabbit disappeared into the thickets where the fox couldn't follow.”
（兔子钻进了狐狸无法追踪的灌木丛中。）
同义词:bushes, undergrowth, brushwood
常见短语
dense thickets — 形容极其茂密、难以穿透的灌木丛，强调植物生长的拥挤状态。
“The lost hikers were surrounded by dense thickets with no visible path.”
（迷路的徒步者被茂密的灌木丛包围，看不到任何路径。）