Word · Frequency #16066
copses
灌木丛；矮林
copses is the plural of copse.
a dense growth of bushes
- 1.
A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
矮林:通过定期砍伐管理的林地
- 2.
Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.
小树或灌木丛,无论是否经过砍伐
- 3.
Any woodland or woodlot.
任何林地或小树林
矮林:通过定期砍伐管理的林地；小树或灌木丛,无论是否经过砍伐；任何林地或小树林；矮林；小灌木林
In use
We rested in the shade of a small copse near the river.
A narrow path led through the copse to the old mill.
The hillside was dotted with copses and open meadows.
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。
in a/the copse
表示在矮林中的位置。
Birds were singing in the copse.
小鸟在矮林中歌唱。
through a/the copse
表示穿过矮林的路径。
A narrow path led through the copse.
Connections
Collocations
- a copse of trees
- 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。
- a dense copse
- 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。
- a small copse
- 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。
- in a copse
- 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。
- a copse of birches
- 桦树矮林
- A copse of birches bordered the stream.溪边有一片桦树矮林。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
copse 发音像 cops，想象警察(cops)躲在灌木丛(copse)里。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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