Word · Frequency #12596
yews
紫杉
yews is the plural of yew.
any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
- 1.
A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.
一种针叶树,欧洲红豆杉,叶深绿色扁平针状,种子具红色假种皮,原产于欧洲中西部、西北非、伊朗北部及西南亚。
- 2.
Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus.
红豆杉属的任何树木或灌木。
- 3.
Other conifers resembling plants in genus Taxus:
其他类似红豆杉属的针叶树:
- 4.
The wood of such trees.
此类树木的木材。
- 5.
A bow for archery, made of yew wood.
用紫杉木制成的弓。
紫杉木;一种针叶树,欧洲红豆杉,叶深绿色扁平针状,种子具红色假种皮,原产于欧洲中西部、西北非、伊朗北部及西南亚。;红豆杉属的任何树木或灌木。;其他类似红豆杉属的针叶树:;此类树木的木材。
In use
The old yew in the churchyard is thought to be over a thousand years old.
We planted two small yews at the corner of the garden last spring.
A yew grows slowly but can live for many centuries.
a yew
作可数名词,指紫杉树;复数形式为 yews。
A yew grows beside the old church.
一棵紫杉长在古老教堂旁。
be made of yew
yew 作不可数名词,指紫杉木;be made of 后接材料。
The longbow was made of yew.
这把长弓是用紫杉木做的。
Common mistakes
Are yew going to the meeting?Are you going to the meeting?
yew 与 you 同音(/juː/),但 yew 是名词,意为“紫杉树”;人称代词应拼作 you。
Connections
Collocations
- yew tree
- 紫杉树
- The yew tree in the churchyard is over 500 years old.教堂墓地的紫杉树已有500多年历史。
- English yew
- 英国紫杉
- English yew is prized for its fine-grained wood.英国紫杉因其纹理细腻的木材而备受珍视。
- yew hedge
- 紫杉树篱
- They planted a yew hedge along the garden border.他们沿花园边界种了一排紫杉树篱。
- yew wood
- 紫杉木
- Traditional longbows were often made from yew wood.传统长弓常用紫杉木制作。
- yew berries
- 紫杉浆果
- The red yew berries are poisonous to humans.红色的紫杉浆果对人体有毒。
- yew bow
- 紫杉木弓
Learner notes
Memory Tip
yew 读起来像“you”,想象你对着一棵紫杉说“you”,红果像小灯笼,帮记住它是紫杉。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:botany、horticulture、woodworking yew 作为树木或木材名称属于中性书面词,通常用于植物学、园艺或木工语境;口语中较少直接使用,但也不算生僻。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 yew 的读音 /juː/ 押韵,其中 you、ewe 与 yew 完全同音。注意拼写上的假朋友:sew 虽然也以 -ew 结尾,却读作 /səʊ/,与 yew 不押韵;crew /kruː/、blew /bluː/ 与 yew 押韵,但少了 /j/ 的滑音。new 在美式英语中常读作 /nuː/。
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。
Learn the forms together
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