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gorse is common in [place]
复数形式为 gorses。
Gorse is common throughout western Europe.
荆豆在整个西欧都很常见。
荆豆
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荆豆
a very spiny, dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers, common throughout western Europe
Gorse is common throughout western Europe.
荆豆在整个西欧都很常见。
荆豆属常绿灌木,生有棘刺、针状叶和黄色花朵。
An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
We had to push through the thick gorse to reach the beach.
我们不得不穿过茂密的荆豆丛才能到达海滩。
Bright yellow gorse flowers cover the hillside in early summer.
初夏时节，明亮的黄色荆豆花覆盖着山坡。
The path was blocked by a dense patch of gorse, so we turned back.
小路被一片茂密的荆豆丛挡住了，于是我们折返。
复数形式为 gorses。
Gorse is common throughout western Europe.
荆豆在整个西欧都很常见。
Gorse has fragrant golden-yellow flowers.
荆豆有芳香的金黄色花朵。
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荆豆灌木
A gorse bush grows wild on the cliff.
一丛荆豆灌木野生在悬崖上。
一片荆豆丛
She hid behind a patch of gorse.
她躲在一丛荆豆后面。
荆豆灌丛
The hillside is covered with gorse scrub.
山坡上覆盖着荆豆灌丛。
荆豆花
The gorse flowers glow yellow in late spring.
暮春时节，荆豆花金黄夺目。
荆豆树篱
A gorse hedge separated the fields.
一道荆豆树篱把田隔开。
长满荆豆的斜坡
They walked up the gorse-covered slope.
他们沿着长满荆豆的斜坡走上去。
等到荆豆不开花的时候，接吻就不合时宜了。
In the English countryside, people still joke, “When the gorse is out of bloom, kissing is out of season,” because the plant seems to flower almost all year round.
在英国乡间，人们仍会开玩笑说：“等到荆豆不开花的时候，接吻就不合时宜了”，因为这种植物几乎一年到头都开着花。
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联想 gore（刺伤）加个 s：荆豆满身尖刺，能刺伤人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：botanical reference works、nature writing and rural descriptions、ordinary conversation about landscapes “gorse”是普通植物名称，通常用于动植物志、乡村自然描写或日常谈论户外观景的场合；该词本身没有强烈的正式或非正式色彩。
复数形式为 gorses。
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