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a copse of [trees/vegetation]
这是最常见结构，后接树木或灌木的名称。
We walked through a copse of birch trees.
我们穿过一片白桦矮林。
灌木丛；矮林
copses — plural of copse
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
灌木丛；矮林
a dense growth of bushes
We walked through a copse of birch trees.
我们穿过一片白桦矮林。
矮林:通过定期砍伐管理的林地
A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
小树或灌木丛,无论是否经过砍伐
Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.
任何林地或小树林
Any woodland or woodlot.
We rested in the shade of a small copse near the river.
我们在河边一小片灌木林的荫凉处休息。
A narrow path led through the copse to the old mill.
一条窄路穿过灌木丛通向那座老磨坊。
The hillside was dotted with copses and open meadows.
山坡上点缀着一片片灌木林和开阔的草地。
这是最常见结构，后接树木或灌木的名称。
We walked through a copse of birch trees.
我们穿过一片白桦矮林。
表示在矮林中的位置。
Birds were singing in the copse.
小鸟在矮林中歌唱。
表示穿过矮林的路径。
A narrow path led through the copse.
一条小径穿过矮林。
Not this
There are many copse in the park.
Use this
There are many copses in the park.
copse 是可数名词，复数形式必须加 -s，不能保留单数形式。
Not this
The copse covers thousands of acres.
Use this
The forest covers thousands of acres.
copse 特指小树丛或矮林，面积很小，不能用于描述大片森林，应改用 forest。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一片小树林
We walked through a copse of trees to reach the meadow.
我们穿过一片小树林到达草地。
茂密的灌木丛
The bird disappeared into a dense copse.
那只鸟消失在茂密的灌木丛中。
一片小矮林
A small copse stood at the edge of the field.
田地边缘有一片小矮林。
在灌木丛中
We found shelter in a copse during the rain.
下雨时我们在灌木丛中躲避。
桦树矮林
A copse of birches bordered the stream.
溪边有一片桦树矮林。
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copse 发音像 cops，想象警察(cops)躲在灌木丛(copse)里。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal landscape description、nature writing copse 通常见于文学作品或正式书面语，用来指小树林、灌木丛；日常口语中较少使用，多会说 small wood 或 thicket。
Rhymes with copse: cops, tops, drops, hops, stops, pops all end with the /ɒps/ sound, spelled -ops. Copse spells the same sound -pse with a silent e. Be careful with lookalikes that sound different: corpse /kɔːps/ (longer vowel), copes /kəʊps/ (diphthong), cups /kʌps/, and copies /ˈkɒpiz/.
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