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heath作为可数名词，表示一片荒原。
They walked across a heath covered in purple flowers.
他们走过一片开满紫色花朵的石南荒原。
石南荒原；低矮灌木
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石南荒原；低矮灌木
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae, with small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
They walked across a heath covered in purple flowers.
他们走过一片开满紫色花朵的石南荒原。
一片平坦的未开垦土地,土壤沙质,植被稀疏；荒地。
A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
杜鹃花科的低矮常绿灌木,开粉红或紫色小钟形花
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
杜鹃花科的小型常绿灌木
Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.
一片平坦荒地；未开垦的沙质土壤灌木地带
a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
The heath was covered in purple flowers during the late summer.
夏末时节，石南荒原上开满了紫色的花朵。
A small bird flew out from the heath as we walked by.
我们经过时，一只小鸟从石南丛中飞了出来。
Heaths thrive in poor, acidic soil and are common in coastal areas.
石南植物在贫瘠的酸性土壤中生长茂盛，常见于沿海地区。
heath作为可数名词，表示一片荒原。
They walked across a heath covered in purple flowers.
他们走过一片开满紫色花朵的石南荒原。
复数形式指多片荒原。
The heaths of southern England are famous for their wildlife.
英格兰南部的石南荒原以其野生动物而闻名。
常与定冠词和介词on连用，表示地点。
Birds nested on the heath behind the village.
鸟儿在村后的石南荒原上筑巢。
Not this
She walked across the health to get to the village.
Use this
She walked across the heath to get to the village.
拼写错误：heath（石南荒原）与health（健康）拼写相似，但意义完全不同。应使用heath表示荒原。
Not this
The heath was covered with beautiful heath flowers.
Use this
The heath was covered with beautiful heather flowers.
词汇混淆：heath指石南荒原这种地貌，而heather指生长在荒原上的石南花。应使用heather来描述花朵。
Not this
He enjoys walking on heath in the morning.
Use this
He enjoys walking on the heath in the morning.
冠词缺失：heath作为可数名词，在特指某片荒原时需要加定冠词the。中文无冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
石南荒原火灾
A heath fire destroyed acres of protected land.
一场石南荒原大火烧毁了数英亩受保护的土地。
石南荒原地貌
The heath landscape is characterized by low shrubs and sandy soil.
石南荒原地貌以低矮灌木和沙质土壤为特征。
石南属植物
Heath plants are adapted to acidic, nutrient-poor soils.
石南属植物适应酸性、贫瘠的土壤。
石南和帚石南
The hill is covered with heath and heather, creating a purple carpet.
山坡上覆盖着石南和帚石南，形成一片紫色地毯。
开阔荒地
They walked across the open heath under a clear sky.
他们在晴朗的天空下穿过开阔的荒地。
干燥荒地
Dry heath supports a unique community of plants and insects.
干燥荒地支撑着独特的植物和昆虫群落。
看着飞蛾在石楠和风铃草间飞舞
The heath stretched for miles, covered in purple flowers.
石楠荒原延伸数英里，开满紫色花朵。
埃格敦荒原就是这片土地的面貌。
The heath was a vast, open landscape.
这片石楠荒原是一片开阔的广阔风景。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use heath naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想‘heath’少个‘l’，不像‘health’健康，只有荒原上低矮的石南灌木。
使用范围：主要用于自然景观、植物学和文学描述。语域中性偏正式，常见于书面语和生态学语境，不常用于日常口语。
All listed words rhyme with heath (/hiθ/) except that 'teeth' has a different spelling pattern ('-eeth'). Words spelled with '-eath' share the same spelling chunk and pronunciation. Be careful with lookalikes like 'breath' (/brɛθ/) and 'health' (/hɛlθ/) which do not rhyme.
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