Word · Frequency #10263
undergrowth
下层灌木丛;林下矮树丛
核心释义
small trees, bushes, and ferns growing beneath taller trees in a forest
- 1.
森林中高度较低的植物(如灌木和矮树丛)。
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
- 2.
森林或树林中生长在较高树木之下的灌木(小树、灌木丛和蕨类等)
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
森林中高度较低的植物(如灌木和矮树丛)。;森林或树林中生长在较高树木之下的灌木(小树、灌木丛和蕨类等);下层丛林;生于大树下的矮树;发育不全
用法In use
We had to push through the thick undergrowth to find the path.
用法提示:此处 undergrowth 指树林下生长的矮树和灌木丛,作不可数名词。
Birds often build their nests in the safe undergrowth along the river.
用法提示:undergrowth 在本句指河边低矮的草木丛,突出其作为动物栖息地的含义。
The gardener cleared some undergrowth to let more sunlight reach the young trees.
用法提示:undergrowth 表示林下矮树丛,动词 clear 与之搭配表示清除。
in the undergrowth
undergrowth 通常作不可数名词,指林下茂密的灌木和矮树。
A rabbit was hiding in the undergrowth.
一只兔子藏在矮树丛中。
through the undergrowth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dense undergrowth
- 茂密的下层灌木丛
- We had to cut our way through dense undergrowth.我们不得不砍出一条路穿过茂密的下层灌木丛。
- tangled undergrowth
- 缠绕纠结的矮树丛
- Birds nested in the tangled undergrowth.鸟儿在缠绕纠结的矮树丛中筑巢。
- forest undergrowth
- 林下灌木丛
- Many small animals live in the forest undergrowth.许多小动物生活在林下灌木丛中。
- push through the undergrowth
- 穿过下层灌木丛
- The hiker pushed through the undergrowth to reach the trail.徒步者穿过下层灌木丛才回到小路上。
- hide in the undergrowth
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
under(在…下面)+ growth(生长)→ 在大树下面生长的灌木丛。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:woodland、hiking、nature writing 通常用于描述树林里大树下的灌木丛,口语和书面语都算常见,多出现在自然或户外环境描写中,不算特别正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音要点:undergrowth 读作 /ˈʌndɝˌɡroʊθ/,其中的 growth 部分读 /ɡroʊθ/。以下词与之押韵,都以 /oʊθ/ 结尾:growth、both、oath、loath。注意两个形近异音词:underground /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/ 与 undergrowth 前缀拼写相同,但结尾读 /ɡraʊnd/;broth /brɔːθ/ 拼写与 growth 仅差一个字母,但元音读 /ɔː/,不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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