scrub + [plural or uncountable animal noun]
scrub 作形容词时通常只放在名词前,不用作表语。
The old farmer still keeps scrub cattle on the hills.
那位老农夫仍在山坡上养着未选育的家畜。
(家畜)未经过选择性繁殖的;次等的;矮小的;非正规球队的;临时凑合的
(家畜)未经过选择性繁殖的
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
Scrub oaks cover the dry hillside, providing little shade.
干燥的山坡上长满了矮橡树,几乎提供不了什么阴凉。
用法提示:scrub 用作形容词,表示“矮小的、发育不良的”,修饰橡树。
He was tired of playing for the scrub team and wanted to join the varsity.
他厌倦了在非正规球队打球,想加入校队。
用法提示:scrub 用作形容词,表示“非正规的、临时凑合的”,修饰球队。
The garden only has a few scrub roses that never bloom well.
花园里只有几株矮小的玫瑰,一直开不好。
用法提示:scrub 用作形容词,表示“矮小的、次等的”,修饰玫瑰。
scrub 作形容词时通常只放在名词前,不用作表语。
The old farmer still keeps scrub cattle on the hills.
那位老农夫仍在山坡上养着未选育的家畜。
多与 bull、cow、horse 等家畜名词连用,与表示良种的 pedigree、purebred 相对。
He bought a scrub bull at the market.
他在市场上买了一头未选育的公牛。
grammar · medium
易错句子This bull is scrub.
正确表达This is a scrub bull.
汉语形容词可以直接作谓语(这头牛是未经选育的),但作定语的 scrub 在英语中只放在名词前,不用在 be 动词后作表语;表示类别时要写成 a scrub bull。
grammar · medium
易错句子These cattle are scrubs.
正确表达These are scrub cattle.
scrub 在这里是形容词,不能加 -s 当名词用;名词 scrubs 指灌木丛或平庸的人,并不表示“未经选育的家畜”,所以要把形容词 scrub 放在 cattle 前作定语。
未选育的公牛;土种公牛
The farmer replaced his scrub bull with a registered one.
农场主用一头登记过的公牛换掉了那头皮毛粗糙的土种公牛。
未选育的牛;土种牛
They grazed scrub cattle on the rough hill country.
他们在崎岖的丘陵地带放牧土种牛。
未选育的马;土种马
Scrub horses survive on poor pasture.
土种马能靠贫瘠的牧草活下来。
未选育的家畜
He sold off the scrub stock and kept only purebreds.
他把未选育的家畜都卖了,只留下纯种。
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