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a coppice of [trees/plants]
We walked through a coppice of birch trees.
我们穿过一片白桦矮林。
矮林；萌生林；灌木丛
coppices — plural of coppice
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矮林；萌生林；灌木丛
a dense growth of small trees or bushes, especially a thicket or woodland managed by cutting for fuel or timber
We walked through a coppice of birch trees.
我们穿过一片白桦矮林。
萌生林；矮林；定期砍伐以获取燃料或木材的林地,通常通过管理促进生长以确保可持续供应。
A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.
灌木丛
a dense growth of bushes
The old farmer walked through the coppice to check on the young trees.
老农夫穿过那片矮林去查看小树苗。
Rabbits often hide in the thick coppice at the edge of the field.
兔子常常躲藏在地边的茂密矮林中。
Several species of birds nest in the coppices along the riverbank.
几种鸟类在河岸边的矮林中筑巢。
We walked through a coppice of birch trees.
我们穿过一片白桦矮林。
Birds were singing in the coppice.
鸟儿在矮林中歌唱。
They cleared the coppice to make a path.
他们清理了矮林以开辟一条小路。
Not this
We walked through coppice.
Use this
We walked through a coppice.
coppice是可数名词，中文‘矮林’常被误认为不可数，需加不定冠词a或使用复数形式。
Not this
The hunter hid in a coppice of tall trees.
Use this
The hunter hid in a copse of tall trees.
coppice通常指灌木丛或矮小树林，而copse指小片树林；表示较高大的树木时，应用copse。
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矮林；萌生林
The estate includes areas of ancient coppice woodland.
该庄园包括一些古老的矮林地区。
矮林管理；萌生林经营
Traditional coppice management encourages new shoots to regrow.
传统的矮林管理促进新芽再生。
中林作业（矮林与标准木混生）
The wood is managed as coppice with standards to provide both fuel and timber.
这片林地按中林作业方式管理，以同时提供燃料和木材。
萌生枝条；矮林新枝
Deer often browse on tender coppice shoots.
鹿常常啃食幼嫩的萌生枝条。
萌生桩；矮林根桩
A mature coppice stool can produce many stems.
成熟的萌生桩可以萌发出许多茎干。
Use coppices naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 coppice 近音记成“拷皮”：想象定期“拷”打剥“皮”的矮树，砍后还能再长，就成了矮林/萌生林。
语域：neutral 常见场景：forestry、woodland management、nature writing coppice 多用于林业或林地管理语境，也可出现在乡村自然景物的书面描写中；日常口语中不算高频，通常较为正式/书面。
可数名词，复数形式为coppices
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