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underwood

UK //ˈʌndəwʊd//US //ˈʌndərwʊd//

词源

源自中古英语 'under'(下方)和 'wood'(树林),字面意思是“树林下方的植物”。

noun

❶ 指生长在森林或树林下层的小树、灌木丛或矮小植物,通常位于大树树冠之下。

“The underwood was so thick that we could hardly walk through it.”

(灌木丛太茂密了,我们几乎无法穿行。)

“Deer often hide in the underwood to avoid predators.”

(鹿常常躲在灌木丛中以躲避捕食者。)

同义词:undergrowth, brushwood, thicket

常见短语

clear the underwood — 清理灌木丛或小树,通常是为了改善森林环境或防止火灾。

“The rangers cleared the underwood to make the hiking trail safer.”

(护林员清理了灌木丛,使徒步小径更安全。)