Word · Frequency #7394
Heather
帚石南；欧石楠；岩须
核心释义
最常指帚石南（Calluna vulgaris），也可指欧石楠属、岩须属等杜鹃花科近缘植物。
A low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae, especially Calluna vulgaris, with small purple, pink, or white flowers; any of various related plants of the genera Erica or Cassiope.
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帚石南(Calluna vulgaris),常绿植物,叶尖,开紫、粉或白色小花。
An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
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旧大陆常见的欧石楠,品种繁多；矮生常绿植物,广泛分布于北半球
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
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杜鹃花科植物。
A plant in the family Ericaceae.
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混色纱线交织而成的织物,呈现带彩色斑点的柔和灰调
interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
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欧石南属(Erica)的多种植物。
Various species of the genus Erica.
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岩须属(Cassiope)的多种植物。
Various species of the genus Cassiope.
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带粉蓝调的紫色。
A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
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用混色纱线交织产生斑点。
The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.
紫粉色；欧石楠紫；混色织物；混色织法；帚石南(Calluna vulgaris),常绿植物,叶尖,开紫、粉或白色小花。；旧大陆常见的欧石楠,品种繁多；矮生常绿植物,广泛分布于北半球；杜鹃花科植物。
用法In use
The hillside was covered with purple heather in late summer.
用法提示：heather 在此作不可数名词，指帚石南这种开紫花的常绿植物。
She picked a small branch of heather and put it in a vase.
用法提示：heather 作 of 的宾语，指帚石南植株的一枝。
In autumn the heather on the moor turns deep pink.
用法提示：heather 作主语，指帚石南植被，表现其秋季花色变化。
be covered in/with heather
heather 指成片的植物时通常不可数，介词用 in 或 with 均可。
By late August the moor is covered with purple heather.
到八月底，荒野上开满了紫色的帚石南。
heather-covered + noun
heather-covered 作前置定语，中间用连字符，常修饰 hills、moor 等名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- heather moor
- 长满帚石南的荒原
- Red grouse nest among the heather moors of Scotland.红松鸡在苏格兰长满帚石南的荒原里筑巢。
- heather honey
- 帚石南蜂蜜
- He spread thick heather honey on his toast.他在吐司上抹了厚厚一层帚石南蜂蜜。
- purple heather
- 紫色的帚石南花
- By August the glen is bright with purple heather.到了八月，峡谷里开满紫色的帚石南花，一片明艳。
- heather mixture
- 混色织物（杂色纱线交织成的柔和灰色调布料）
- She wore a warm coat in a soft heather mixture.她穿着一件柔和的混色织物做成的暖和外套。
- heather-clad hills
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
指植物总称或覆盖物时通常不可数；指单株植物或品种时可数。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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