Word · Frequency #14793
boughs
粗大的树枝
boughs is the plural of bough.
核心释义
a large branch of a tree
- 1.
树枝,通常指直接连接树干的主枝。
A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
树枝,通常指直接连接树干的主枝。；大树枝
用法In use
The cat sat on a low bough and watched the garden.
用法提示：此处 bough 是名词，指树干分出的大树枝，作介词 on 的宾语。
After the storm, several boughs lay scattered across the lawn.
用法提示：boughs 是 bough 的复数形式，作主语，表示多根大树枝。
They hung the swing from the strongest bough of the oak tree.
用法提示：bough 为名词，由 of 结构说明所属，表示一根粗大的树枝。
bough of [tree]
bough 通常指树的大枝，可说 a bough of ...。
A bough of the oak snapped in the storm.
暴风雨中橡树的一根大树枝折断了。
[adjective] bough
常用 strong、low、heavy 等形容词修饰 bough。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- boughs of holly
- 冬青树枝
- They decorated the hall with boughs of holly.他们用冬青树枝装饰大厅。
- thick bough
- 粗大的树枝
- She sat on a thick bough of the oak tree.她坐在橡树粗大的树枝上。
- when the bough breaks
- 当树枝折断时
- When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.当树枝折断时，摇篮就会掉下来。
- swaying boughs
- 摇曳的树枝
- The swaying boughs cast shadows on the grass.摇曳的树枝在草地上投下阴影。
- overhanging bough
- 垂下的树枝
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
bough 与 cow 同韵 (/aʊ/)，想象一头牛(cow)站在树下仰头啃大树枝(bough)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：poetry、literary prose、formal writing 通常用于文学或诗歌中，口语中较少用，比较常见于书面描述。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
bough rhymes with plough, cow, how, now, and brow: they all share the stressed vowel /aʊ/. Beware the spelling -ough: in common words like through (/θruː/), though (/ðoʊ/), rough (/rʌf/), and cough (/kɒf/), it is not pronounced /aʊ/. Drought (/draʊt/) keeps the /aʊ/ vowel but adds /t/, so it is not a perfect rhyme.
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