Word · Frequency #29939
whin
荆豆
a spiny evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers, common in western Europe
- 1.
Gorse; furze (Ulex spp.).
荆豆；金雀花(荆豆属植物)。
- 2.
Whinstone.
暗色岩,一种坚硬岩石。
- 3.
The plant woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria).
染料木(染匠木)。
染料木；荆豆；金雀花(荆豆属植物)。；暗色岩,一种坚硬岩石。；染料木(染匠木)。；荆豆；[医] 荆豆
In use
We took a shortcut through the whin, and soon our trousers were covered in tiny scratches.
The whins on the hill were covered with bright yellow flowers in May.
A small fire can quickly spread through dry whin, so we never light one near the field.
grow on [land]
whin 的复数 whins 常指成片的荆豆丛，谓语用复数。
Whins grow on the moor.
荆豆长在荒野上。
be covered in [vegetation]
此处 whin 表示成片的荆豆植被，作不可数名词。
The hillside is covered in whin.
山坡被荆豆覆盖。
be made of [material]
whin 还可指硬质岩石（whinstone），此时为不可数名词。
Connections
Collocations
- whin bush
- 荆豆丛，金雀花灌木丛
- A yellowhammer perched on a whin bush and sang all morning.一只黄鹀停在荆豆丛上，唱了一整个早上。
- whin blossom
- 荆豆花
- The hillside was bright with whin blossom in early summer.初夏时节，山坡上开满了明亮的荆豆花。
- whin hedge
- 荆豆树篱，金雀花树篱
- The farm was enclosed by a thick whin hedge.农场被一道茂密的荆豆树篱围着。
- whin-covered hillside
- 长满荆豆的山坡
- We walked across a whin-covered hillside to reach the loch.我们穿过一座长满荆豆的山坡来到湖边。
- dyer's whin
- 染料木（一种可提取黄色染料的灌木）
- Dyer's whin was once cultivated for the yellow dye obtained from its flowers.染料木曾因其花可提取黄色染料而被种植。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
whin 的 h 像枝条上的尖刺，in 是“在里面”，想象荆豆金黄的花丛里其实藏着刺。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：botanical field guides、regional rural speech、nature writing 该词通常用于植物学或地域性口语中，正式书面语里也比较常见于描写植被的场合；中文多译作“荆豆”。由于可指不同豆科灌木，实际使用时应结合上下文判断具体品种。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes (all end with /ɪn/): win /wɪn/, chin /tʃɪn/, shin /ʃɪn/, thin /θɪn/. Lookalikes to watch: whine /waɪn/ and when /wɛn/ both begin with 'wh' but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with whin /hwɪn/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.