Word · Frequency #10684
ivy
常春藤
an Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
- 1.
Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
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。
- 2.
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
东半球藤本植物,具裂片常绿叶和黑色浆果状果实
- 3.
Any similar plant of any genus.
任何属中任何类似的植物。
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。;东半球藤本植物,具裂片常绿叶和黑色浆果状果实;任何属中任何类似的植物。
In use
The ivy has climbed all over the old wooden fence.
Her hands were green after she pulled the ivy off the wall.
Some ivies grow well in bright rooms with very little care.
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。
be covered in/with ivy
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。
ivy climbs up/over + noun
作主语时可用 climb up/over 描述其攀附生长的方向。
Connections
Collocations
- English ivy
- 洋常春藤
- English ivy grows well in shady areas.洋常春藤在阴凉处长得很好。
- poison ivy
- 毒葛
- Be careful not to touch poison ivy while hiking.徒步旅行时小心不要碰到毒葛。
- Ivy League
- 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。
- ivy-covered
- 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。
- ivy leaves
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/。
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
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