Word · Frequency #26599
mangroves
红树
mangroves is the plural of mangrove.
mangrove
- 1.
Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).
红树科的各种热带和亚热带常绿灌木或乔木,具有气生根,成簇生长于半咸水潮间带沿海地区；(特指)红树属的各种树木,尤其是红树(Rhizophora mangle)
- 2.
A forest of such shrubs or trees.
由这类灌木或树木组成的森林
- 3.
Preceded by a descriptive word: any of various shrubs or trees of genera other than Rhizophora which resemble plants of this genus in appearance and habitat.
前加描述词时:红树属以外但与红树属植物在外观和生境上相似的各种灌木或树木
- 4.
Synonym of mangal (“a tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves (sense 1) or similar shrubs and trees”).
mangal(“以红树(义项1)或类似灌木和树木为特征的热带和亚热带沿海潮间带沼泽生态系统”)的同义词
红树科的各种热带和亚热带常绿灌木或乔木,具有气生根,成簇生长于半咸水潮间带沿海地区；(特指)红树属的各种树木,尤其是红树(Rhizophora mangle)；由这类灌木或树木组成的森林；前加描述词时:红树属以外但与红树属植物在外观和生境上相似的各种灌木或树木；mangal(“以红树(义项1)或类似灌木和树木为特征的热带和亚热带沿海潮间带沼泽生态系统”)的同义词；红树属树木
In use
We saw several mangroves standing in the shallow sea water.
Mangroves protect the coastline from storms because their dense roots hold the soil together.
A young mangrove can grow in water where other trees cannot survive.
a mangrove
mangrove为可数名词，单数形式前用a，指红树这种植物。
A mangrove grows in shallow seawater.
红树生长在浅海水中。
mangroves
复数mangroves既可指多株红树，也可指成片红树林。
Mangroves provide shelter for young fish.
红树林为幼鱼提供庇护。
mangrove [noun]
mangrove可作定语修饰名词，构成如mangrove forest（红树林）、mangrove swamp（红树沼泽）等复合词。
Connections
Collocations
- mangrove forest
- 红树林
- The mangrove forest protects the coastline from erosion.红树林保护海岸线免受侵蚀。
- mangrove swamp
- 红树沼泽
- Birds nest in the mangrove swamp.鸟类在红树沼泽中筑巢。
- mangrove tree
- 红树
- A mature mangrove tree can grow in saltwater.成熟的红树可以在盐水中生长。
- mangrove ecosystem
- 红树林生态系统
- The mangrove ecosystem supports many fish species.红树林生态系统养育着许多鱼类。
- mangrove roots
- 红树根
- The mangrove roots provide shelter for young fish.红树根为幼鱼提供庇护。
- mangrove restoration
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mangrove 拆成 man + grove（小树林）：海边红树林盘根错节，像人（man）走不进的小树林（grove）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：生态学文献、环境新闻报道、地理教科书 该词通常属于中性词，多用于生态学、环境科学或地理等相关语境，日常生活里也比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵的词有 grove、rove、drove、cove：它们的末尾 /əʊv/ 与 mangrove 第二音节 /ɡrəʊv/ 的元音和后续辅音相同（重音在 mangrove 的第一音节，所以它们属于‘尾音节押韵’）。注意拼写相似但发音不同的 lookalikes：mango /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ 和 mangle /ˈmæŋɡəl/ 都以 mang 开头，但结尾不是 /ɡrəʊv/，不要与 mangrove 混淆。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.