undergrowth

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n. 下层丛林, 生于大树下的矮树, 发育不全

发音

US /ˈʌndɚˌɡɹoʊθ/

词形变化

undergrowths 复数 undergrowths

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).

    不可数

    tangled undergrowth

    clear the undergrowth

    The hikers pushed through thick undergrowth.

    The forest floor was covered with dense undergrowth.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

underwood underbrush

上位词 5

brush thicket brushwood coppice copse

下位词 1

ground cover

整体词 3

forest woods wood

词源

From under- + growth. Cognate with West Frisian ûndergroei (“undergrowth”).

来源：wiktionary