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a shrubbery
shrubbery 是可数名词，可用 a/an 修饰，表示一片灌木丛。
They planted a shrubbery beside the path.
他们在小路边种了一片灌木丛。
灌木丛；灌木种植区
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灌木丛；灌木种植区
an area where shrubs are planted
They planted a shrubbery beside the path.
他们在小路边种了一片灌木丛。
灌木种植区；花园中灌木密植的宽边沿；或类似的有小径蜿蜒穿过的较大区域
A planting of shrubs; a wide border to a garden where shrubs are thickly planted; or a similar larger area with a path winding through it.
种植灌木的区域
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
灌木的总称
Shrubs collectively.
灌木丛
a collection of shrubs growing together
The gardener trimmed the shrubbery along the front path.
园丁修剪了前门小径旁的灌木丛。
They planted a dense shrubbery to create more privacy in the garden.
他们种了一片茂密的灌木丛，以增加花园的私密性。
We found a lost cat hiding in the shrubbery.
我们发现一只走失的猫藏在灌木丛里。
shrubbery 是可数名词，可用 a/an 修饰，表示一片灌木丛。
They planted a shrubbery beside the path.
他们在小路边种了一片灌木丛。
特指某一片灌木丛时，通常用 the；也可搭配其他介词，如 behind。
The children hid in the shrubbery.
孩子们藏在灌木丛里。
复数形式为 shrubberies，表示多处灌木丛。
The grounds are dotted with shrubberies.
场地上点缀着几处灌木丛。
Not this
I grew a shrubbery in a pot on the balcony.
Use this
I grew a shrub in a pot on the balcony.
shrubbery 指成片的灌木丛或灌木种植区，不指单独一棵植物；表示单株灌木或盆栽灌木时应用 shrub。
Not this
Many shrubberies bloom in spring.
Use this
Many shrubs bloom in spring.
shrubbery 表示灌木丛或灌木种植区，复数 shrubberies 指多个这样的区域，而不是多株灌木；若主语要表示会开花的灌木植物，应用复数名词 shrubs。
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杂草丛生的灌木丛
The path was hidden behind the overgrown shrubbery.
小径被杂草丛生的灌木丛遮住了。
茂密的灌木丛
Birds nested in the dense shrubbery.
鸟儿在茂密的灌木丛中筑巢。
修剪灌木丛
He spent the afternoon trimming the shrubbery.
他花了一下午修剪灌木丛。
藏在灌木丛后面
The children hid behind the shrubbery.
孩子们藏在灌木丛后面。
我们要一个灌木丛！
The Knights Who Say Ni demand a shrubbery in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
在1975年的电影《巨蟒与圣杯》中，说“尼”的骑士要求献上一丛灌木。
一个灌木丛？
King Arthur repeats 'shrubbery' in disbelief after the Knights Who Say Ni make their demand.
说“尼”的骑士提出要求后，亚瑟王难以置信地重复了“shrubbery”这个词。
Use shrubbery naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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shrub 就是“灌木”，把 -ery 联想成“地方”（如 bakery 面包店），种灌木的地方就是灌木丛。
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、landscape design、property descriptions shrubbery 在英语中属于中性词，通常用于园艺、景观设计或房产描述等场合；日常口语中人们则更常说 bushes 或 shrubs。使用时多指一片种植灌木的区域，而不是单棵灌木。
可数名词，复数形式为 shrubberies。
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