Word · Frequency #7929
scrub
/skrʌb/
adjective
未经过选育的（家畜）
核心释义
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
- 1.
(家畜)未经过选择性繁殖的
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
(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
用法In use
Scrub oaks cover the dry hillside, providing little shade.
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.
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.
用法提示：scrub 用作形容词，表示“矮小的、次等的”，修饰玫瑰。
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。
a/an + scrub + [singular animal noun]
多与 bull、cow、horse 等家畜名词连用，与表示良种的 pedigree、purebred 相对。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- scrub bull
- 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。
- scrub cattle
- 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。
- scrub horse
- 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。
- scrub stock
- 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。
近义词
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