underbrush
英 ['ʌndəbrʌʃ]
美['ʌndɚbrʌʃ]
- n. 林下灌木丛；矮树丛
英文词源
- underbrush (n.)
- "shrub and small trees in a forest," 1775, from under + brush (n.2). Originally American English; compare undergrowth, attested in the same sense from 1600.
双语例句
- 1. The trail was steep and thick with underbrush.
- 那条小路非常陡峭，而且长满了灌木丛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A flashlight beam probed the underbrush only yards away from their hiding place.
- 一束手电筒的光束在离他们的藏身之地只有几码远的灌木丛里搜寻着。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Inconspicuously, I edged along the baseball field, then slipped into underbrush.
- 我躲躲闪闪地沿着棒球场的边缘向前走, 随后又消消地溜进了灌木丛.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush.
- 鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Scarlett's taut nerves almost cracked as a sudden noise sounded in the underbrush near them.
- 思嘉紧张的神经几乎一下绷裂了,因为她听见附近灌木丛中突然冒出的一个声音.
来自飘（部分）