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a/the privet
privet 是可数名词，表示“一株女贞”；复数形式是 privets。
A privet grows quickly and makes a good hedge.
女贞长得很快，是很好的绿篱植物。
女贞
privets — plural of privet
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
女贞
any of various Old World shrubs with smooth leaves, small white flowers in clusters, and black berries, often used for hedges
A privet grows quickly and makes a good hedge.
女贞长得很快，是很好的绿篱植物。
女贞属的各种灌木或小乔木。
Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.
We trimmed the long privet hedge along the driveway on Saturday.
星期六我们修剪了车道旁长长的女贞树篱。
These privets in the backyard are getting too tall for the neighbors' liking.
后院这些女贞灌木长得太高了，邻居不太满意。
I bought a small privet from the nursery to start a hedge along the path.
我从苗圃买了一棵小女贞，打算沿着小路开始种树篱。
privet 是可数名词，表示“一株女贞”；复数形式是 privets。
A privet grows quickly and makes a good hedge.
女贞长得很快，是很好的绿篱植物。
在名词前作定语时，privet 常与 hedge 搭配，指用女贞树篱。
They planted a privet hedge along the driveway.
他们沿着车道种了一排女贞树篱。
Not this
I need some privet time to think.
Use this
I need some private time to think.
privet 是名词，意为“女贞”（一种灌木）；表示“私人的/私下的”应用形容词 private。二者拼写相近，但词性和词义不同。将 privet 改为 private 后，句子语义才正确。
Not this
There are many privet in the garden.
Use this
There are many privets in the garden.
privet 可作可数名词，表示“一株女贞”，复数形式为 privets。汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s；指多株时需用 many privets，不能用原形 privet 作复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
女贞树篱
They planted a privet hedge along the fence.
他们沿着栅栏种了一排女贞树篱。
普通女贞
Common privet is a popular choice for hedges.
普通女贞是树篱的常见选择。
女贞灌木
The privet shrub needs regular pruning.
这丛女贞灌木需要定期修剪。
女贞果实
Birds eat the privet berries in autumn.
秋天鸟儿啄食女贞的果实。
修剪女贞
He trims the privet every summer.
他每年夏天修剪女贞。
家住女贞路四号的德思礼夫妇总是得意地说，他们是一个非常正常的家庭，谢谢关心。
The first Harry Potter book opens at number four, Privet Drive, the Dursleys' house.
《哈利·波特》第一册以德思礼家的住处女贞路四号为开篇。
Use privets naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
privet 像 private（私人的），女贞常作树篱保护隐私，记住：私密绿篱就是女贞。
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、botany 该词通常用于园艺或植物描述，也出现在较正式的书面语境中，日常口语中作为普通名词使用即可。
Rivet rhymes with privet in the pronunciation shown (/ˈrɪvɪt/ and /ˈprɪvɪt/ differ only in the initial consonant). Private and duvet look similar but sound different: private has /aɪ/, and duvet ends with /veɪ/, not /vɪt/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.