Word · Frequency #16518
underwood
林下灌丛;下木
核心释义
the brush (small trees, bushes, ferns, etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
- 1.
林下灌木层;下层草木。
Underbrush, undergrowth.
- 2.
安德伍德打字机公司的打字机。
A typewriter made by the Underwood Typewriter Company.
林下灌木层;下层草木。;安德伍德打字机公司的打字机。;下木;林下灌丛
用法In use
The forest floor was thick with underwood, making the hike slow.
用法提示:此处 underwood 为不可数名词,表示乔木下层的灌木丛。
Birds often nest in the underwood near the stream.
用法提示:underwood 指林下低矮植被,作介词宾语。
We cleared some underwood to open up the woodland path.
用法提示:underwood 是不可数名词,此处用作动词 clear 的宾语。
in the underwood
underwood 通常作不可数名词,指林下的灌木和矮树丛;此处 the 表示特指某片林地。
Birds nested in the underwood.
鸟儿在林下灌丛中筑巢。
the underwood of [place]
表达“某处的林下灌丛”时,用 the underwood of... 结构。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dense underwood
- 茂密的林下灌丛
- We had to push through the dense underwood to reach the clearing.我们不得不穿过茂密的林下灌丛才能到达空地。
- thick underwood
- 浓密的林下植被
- The thick underwood made the forest almost impenetrable.浓密的林下植被使这片森林几乎无法穿越。
- clear the underwood
- 清除林下灌丛
- The gardeners cleared the underwood to reduce the risk of fire.园丁们清除了林下灌丛以降低火灾风险。
- underwood growth
- 林下植被
- The underwood growth provides shelter for many small animals.林下植被为许多小动物提供庇护。
- through the underwood
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
underwood = under(在…下面)+ wood(树林):想象大树下面那片低矮的灌木丛,就是林下灌丛。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:林业、生态学、文学描写 该词比较正式,日常口语中较少使用,多用于林业、生态学或文学作品中对林下植被的描写。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词共享拼写结尾 -wood,且都读 /wʊd/。在 underwood 中,-wood 不重读,与重读的 wood 音位相同但重音不同,所以不算严格押韵。注意形近词 understood(/ˌʌndərˈstʊd/)以 -stood 结尾,读音和意思都不同。
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