Word · Frequency #22580
shrubbery
灌木丛；灌木种植区
an area where shrubs are planted
- 1.
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.
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
- 2.
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
种植灌木的区域
- 3.
Shrubs collectively.
灌木的总称
- 4.
a collection of shrubs growing together
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；种植灌木的区域；灌木的总称；灌木丛；灌木
In use
The gardener trimmed the shrubbery along the front path.
They planted a dense shrubbery to create more privacy in the garden.
We found a lost cat hiding in the shrubbery.
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。
in the shrubbery
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。
shrubberies
复数形式为 shrubberies，表示多处灌木丛。
The grounds are dotted with shrubberies.
Connections
Collocations
- overgrown shrubbery
- 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。
- dense shrubbery
- 茂密的灌木丛
- Birds nested in the dense shrubbery.鸟儿在茂密的灌木丛中筑巢。
- trim the shrubbery
- 修剪灌木丛
- He spent the afternoon trimming the shrubbery.他花了一下午修剪灌木丛。
- hide behind the shrubbery
- 藏在灌木丛后面
- The children hid behind the shrubbery.孩子们藏在灌木丛后面。
Pop culture & quotes
- We want a shrubbery!
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 shrubberies。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：rubbery /ˈrʌbɚi/ 和 blubbery /ˈblʌbɚi/ 与 shrubbery 同有 /ʌbɚi/ 结尾。形似但音不同：berry /ˈbɛri/ 元音不同；shrubby /ˈʃrʌbi/ 以 /bi/ 结尾；robbery /ˈrɑːbɚi/ 和 snobbery /ˈsnɑːbɚi/ 拼写含 -bery，但重读元音为 /ɑː/。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.