bushes

英 [ˈbʊʃɪz]

美 [ˈbʊʃəz]

n.  灌木; 灌木状的东西(尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛); (尤指非洲和澳大利亚的)荒野; (新西兰未被砍伐的)林区
bush的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 灌木；灌木丛
  Abushis a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.
  1. Trees and bushes grew down to the water's edge.
     树和灌木丛一直长到了水边。
• N-SING （热带国家未开发的）荒野地带，丛林地带
  The wild, uncultivated parts of some hot countries are referred to asthe bush.
  1. They walked through the dense Mozambican bush for thirty six hours...
     他们花了36个小时穿过茂密的莫桑比克丛林。
  2. The jeep was found lying in thick bush.
     人们发现吉普车翻倒在一处茂密的丛林里。
• PHRASE 拐弯抹角；旁敲侧击
  If you tell someone not tobeat about the bush, you mean that you want them to tell you something immediately and quickly, rather than in a complicated, indirect way.
  1. Stop beating about the bush. What's he done?
     别再拐弯抹角了，他到底干了什么？

双语例句

• The path to the house is lined with bushes.
  通向那栋房子的小径长满了灌木丛。
• There are many flowers and bushes in the garden.
  花园里有许多花和矮灌木丛。
• Don't worry about cutting the rose bushes severely, they always grow back, stronger and healthier than ever.
  不必担心把玫瑰花丛剪得太厉害，花丛还会长起来的，而且会更加茂盛。
• I turned into the dirt road and followed it through encroaching trees and bushes.
  我转上土路，在蔓延至路面的树木和灌木间穿行。
• The children enjoyed hiding in the bushes.
  孩子们喜欢隐藏在灌木丛中。
• We were crouching in the bushes
  我们蹲在树丛里。
• It is necessary to guard against disastrous fires when burning wild bushes and weeds.
  放荒时一定要提防火灾。
• The yard held a few straggly bushes.
  庭院里有几处蔓生的灌木丛。
• The bird-watchers crept about in the bushes
  观鸟者在灌木丛中蹑手蹑脚地走来走去。
• I probed around for some time in the bushes.
  我在矮树丛里四处搜寻了一段时间。