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there is/are + ivy + prepositional phrase
ivy 通常作不可数名词，be 动词用单数。
There is ivy all over the back wall.
后墙上到处是常春藤。
常春藤
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
常春藤
an Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
There is ivy all over the back wall.
后墙上到处是常春藤。
常春藤属(Hedera)的几种木本、攀援或蔓生常绿植物中的任何一种。
Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
东半球藤本植物,具裂片常绿叶和黑色浆果状果实
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
任何属中任何类似的植物。
Any similar plant of any genus.
The ivy has climbed all over the old wooden fence.
常春藤已经爬满了那道旧木栅栏。
Her hands were green after she pulled the ivy off the wall.
她把墙上的常春藤扯下来后，双手都变绿了。
Some ivies grow well in bright rooms with very little care.
有些常春藤在明亮的房间里几乎不需要照料也能长得很好。
ivy 通常作不可数名词，be 动词用单数。
There is ivy all over the back wall.
后墙上到处是常春藤。
表示“爬满/覆盖”常用这种被动结构，in 和 with 都可以。
The church tower was covered in ivy.
教堂的塔楼被常春藤覆盖着。
作主语时可用 climb up/over 描述其攀附生长的方向。
Ivy climbs over the garden wall.
常春藤爬过花园围墙。
需要表示“一种/一类常春藤”时使用该结构。
This is a hardy species of ivy.
这是一种耐寒的常春藤。
Not this
There are many ivies on the wall.
Use this
There is a lot of ivy on the wall.
ivy（常春藤）在表示植物整体时通常是不可数名词，不能用 many 或复数形式 ivies；应改用 a lot of / some 等搭配不可数名词。
Not this
The ivy grow quickly on this wall.
Use this
The ivy grows quickly on this wall.
ivy 是不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式，所以 grow 应改为 grows。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
洋常春藤
English ivy grows well in shady areas.
洋常春藤在阴凉处长得很好。
毒葛
Be careful not to touch poison ivy while hiking.
徒步旅行时小心不要碰到毒葛。
常春藤联盟
She hopes to get into an Ivy League university.
她希望进入一所常春藤联盟大学。
爬满常春藤的
We walked along an ivy-covered wall.
我们沿着爬满常春藤的墙走。
常春藤叶
The botanist studied the shape of ivy leaves.
植物学家研究了常春藤叶的形状。
深夜当你熟睡时，毒藤便会悄悄爬来。
This line is from the Coasters' 1959 hit 'Poison Ivy'.
这句歌词出自 The Coasters 乐队 1959 年的热门单曲《Poison Ivy》。
我的石屋，你的常春藤在生长。
This lyric is from Taylor Swift's 2020 song 'ivy' on the album evermore.
这句歌词出自泰勒·斯威夫特 2020 年专辑《evermore》中的歌曲《ivy》。
Use ivy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：常春藤 ivy 的读音像“爱薇”，想象一墙绿叶是一位叫小薇的姑娘，攀在墙头微笑。
语域：neutral 常见场景：园艺/植物介绍、景物描写、日常口语 该词作名词表示常春藤时语域中立，书面和口语都自然；多用于园艺、植物说明或对墙壁、建筑外观的描写中。
没有常用词与 ivy /ˈaɪvi/ 完全押韵。tiny、shiny、spiny 与 ivy 一样以 /aɪ/ 音开头且以 y 结尾，但后面的辅音不同；navy、wavy、gravy 拼写都以 -vy 结尾，但元音是 /eɪ/，不是 /aɪ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.