Word · Frequency #5866
holly
冬青；冬青属植物
a shrub or small tree of the genus Ilex, typically with shiny evergreen leaves and red berries, often used as a Christmas decoration
- 1.
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
冬青树,常用于圣诞装饰
- 2.
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
冬青属植物,具有红色浆果和有刺的常绿叶子
- 3.
The wood from this tree.
冬青木材
- 4.
United States rock star (1936-1959)
美国摇滚明星(1936-1959)
- 5.
Any of several not closely related plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries
类似冬青的植物
冬青木；类似冬青的植物；霍利；冬青树,常用于圣诞装饰；冬青属植物,具有红色浆果和有刺的常绿叶子
In use
We decorated the fireplace with holly and red ribbons.
The holly in our garden has bright red berries in winter.
She bought a wreath made of holly and pine.
a [unit] of holly
表示冬青的一部分，如枝、叶等。
She placed a sprig of holly on the wreath.
她把一枝冬青放在花环上。
holly + noun
冬青用作定语修饰名词，如浆果、叶子等。
The holly berries are bright red.
冬青浆果是鲜红色的。
decorated with holly
常用于描述圣诞装饰。
The church was decorated with holly for Christmas.
Connections
Collocations
- holly berries
- 冬青浆果
- The holly berries are bright red in winter.冬青浆果在冬天是鲜红色的。
- holly bush
- 冬青灌木
- A holly bush grows near the entrance.入口附近长着一棵冬青灌木。
- holly wreath
- 冬青花环
- They hung a holly wreath on the door for Christmas.他们在门上挂了一个冬青花环庆祝圣诞节。
- holly leaves
- 冬青叶
- The holly leaves are shiny and prickly.冬青叶光滑且有刺。
- English holly
- 英国冬青
- English holly is a common ornamental tree.英国冬青是一种常见的观赏树。
- holly bush
- 冬青丛
Learner notes
Memory Tip
冬青（holly）圣诞常见，红果绿叶带刺边，联想圣诞装饰即可记住。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
指冬青木（木材）时不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes: jolly, dolly, polly, folly, collie all have the /ɑli/ ending matching holly. Holy is a spelling lookalike but has a different vowel sound /oʊli/, so it does not rhyme.
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。
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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