Word · Frequency #25985
briar
石南根烟斗
a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath
- 1.
Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
荆棘:许多带刺且丛生的植物,如蔷薇属、悬钩子属和菝葜属的多种植物。
- 2.
Tree heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
欧石南(Erica arborea),一种地中海多刺灌木。
- 3.
Anything that is sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
任何刺激或令人不快的事物。
- 4.
A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
用这种灌木的根部制成的烟斗。
荆棘:许多带刺且丛生的植物,如蔷薇属、悬钩子属和菝葜属的多种植物。；欧石南(Erica arborea),一种地中海多刺灌木。；任何刺激或令人不快的事物。；用这种灌木的根部制成的烟斗。；石南；荆棘；用石南根制成之烟斗
In use
He bought a briar at the antique shop.
She cleaned her briar with a soft cloth.
The briar was too valuable to smoke every day.
a briar
briar 作“石南根烟斗”讲时是可数名词，复数形式为 briars。
He lit a briar and leaned back in his chair.
他点燃了一只石南根烟斗，靠在椅背上。
briar pipe
briar 本身就可指石南根烟斗，briar pipe 中的 pipe 常可省略。
She chose a classic briar pipe as a gift.
她选了一只经典的石南根烟斗作为礼物。
Common mistakes
My grandfather smokes briar every evening.My grandfather smokes a briar every evening.
briar 表示“石南根烟斗”时是可数名词，不能像物质名词一样裸用，需加不定冠词 a。
Connections
Collocations
- briar pipe
- 石南根烟斗
- He lit his briar pipe and leaned back in the chair.他点燃石南根烟斗，靠在椅子上。
- briar bowl
- 石南根烟斗的斗钵
- The briar bowl is carefully carved from a single root.这个石南根烟斗的斗钵是用一整块根精心雕刻而成的。
- smoke a briar
- 抽石南根烟斗
- He likes to smoke a briar after dinner.他喜欢晚饭后抽石南根烟斗。
Idioms & figurative uses
- briar patch
- （比喻）棘手的困境；错综复杂的问题The new privacy law is a real briar patch for small businesses.新的隐私法对小企业来说真是一个棘手的困境。
Pop culture & quotes
- Please don't throw me in that briar patch!
- 请别把我扔进那个荆棘丛！（美国民间故事《兔子大哥》中的经典台词，兔子故意求饶，其实荆棘丛正是他逃生的好去处。）
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：briar（荆棘）的根扎手，却用来做烟斗——记住briar就是石南根烟斗。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：pipe smoking、tobacco shops、pipe collecting 该义项指用石南根制作的烟斗，多用于烟斗爱好者、烟草店或相关产品介绍中；日常口语中比较少见，通常属于中性或略带行业色彩的表达。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 briars。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词在非卷舌读法中与 briar（/ˈbraiə/）押韵，均有 /aiə/ 韵尾：liar, friar, buyer, higher, fire, dryer。注意拼写相似的 -ear 词（如 bear /beə/）发音不同；briar 中的 -iar 并不读作 /iə/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.