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。
帚石南；欧石楠；岩须
heathers — plural of heather
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。
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.
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。
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.
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
杜鹃花科植物。
A plant in the family Ericaceae.
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
欧石南属(Erica)的多种植物。
Various species of the genus Erica.
岩须属(Cassiope)的多种植物。
Various species of the genus Cassiope.
带粉蓝调的紫色。
A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
用混色纱线交织产生斑点。
The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.
The hillside was covered with purple heather in late summer.
夏末时，山坡上开满了紫色的帚石南。
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.
她折了一小枝帚石南，插进花瓶里。
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.
秋天，荒野上的帚石南变成深粉色。
用法提示：heather 作主语，指帚石南植被，表现其秋季花色变化。
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 作前置定语，中间用连字符，常修饰 hills、moor 等名词。
They walked for hours across the heather-covered hills.
他们在长满帚石南的丘陵上走了好几个小时。
指不同品种或一株株的植株时，可用可数复数 heathers。
She grows several heathers in pots on the balcony.
她在阳台的花盆里种了几株帚石南。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many heather on the hills in late summer.
正确表达There is a lot of heather on the hills in late summer.
表示成片的石南植被这一整体时，heather 是不可数名词：既不能加 -s，也不能用 many 修饰，谓语也要用单数。汉语说“许多石南”不区分可数性，所以这里要换成 a lot of / plenty of 这类修饰不可数名词的表达。
grammar · medium
易错句子It was freezing in the room, so I turned on the heather.
正确表达It was freezing in the room, so I turned on the heater.
表示“取暖器、加热器”要用 heater；heather 只指石南这种植物，不能指电器。两词拼写相近、读音也接近，受此干扰容易选错词。
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。
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。
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。
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。
长满帚石南的山丘
We hiked for hours over the heather-clad hills.
我们在长满帚石南的山丘上徒步了好几个小时。
帚石南的小铃状花
The heather bells were in full bloom along the path.
小径两旁的帚石南花开得正盛。
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