a [noun]
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
一片平坦的未开垦土地,土壤沙质,植被稀疏；荒地。；杜鹃花科的低矮常绿灌木,开粉红或紫色小钟形花；杜鹃花科的小型常绿灌木；一片平坦荒地；未开垦的沙质土壤灌木地带；任何一种蝴蝶或蛾的物种:
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae, with small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
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
任何一种蝴蝶或蛾的物种:
Any butterfly or moth of species:
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。
用法提示：heath 作名词，指长满石南植物的荒地。
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。
用法提示：heath 作名词，指石南灌木丛。
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。
用法提示：heaths 是 heath 的复数形式，指多株石南植物。
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。
heather特指帚石楠属植物，而heath可指杜鹃花科多种矮灌木，二者在日常使用中常互换，但heath也指石南荒原。
grammar · medium
易错句子She walked across the health to get to the village.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The heath was covered with beautiful heath flowers.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He enjoys walking on heath in the morning.
正确表达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。
heath 指石南荒原或低矮灌木，heather 具体指帚石楠（Calluna vulgaris），在英国常指石南花；heath 更泛指生长石南的区域或同类植物。
heath 与 health 拼写相似，但意义完全不同：heath 是环境或植物，health 是身体状态。
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。
与heath同为开阔的荒芜地带
heath是低矮灌木的一种类型
与heath同科植物，常伴生
与heath同为潮湿的荒野生态
heath是特定自然景观的组成部分
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
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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。
Watch the sound change