thicket
英['θ?k?t]
美['θ?k?t]
- n. [林] 灌木叢；叢林；錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?thickets;
中文詞源
thicket 灌木叢
thick,厚的，濃密的，-et,派生后綴。引申詞義灌木叢。
英文詞源
- thicket (n.)
- "close-set growth of shrubs, bushes, trees, etc.," late Old English ticcet, from ticce (see thick) + denominative suffix -et. Absent in Middle English, reappearing early 16c., perhaps a dialectal survival or a re-formation.
雙語例句
- 1. An olive-coloured tent stood within a thicket of trees.
- 一頂橄欖色帳篷扎在樹叢當(dāng)中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The novel is a thicket of literary references.
- 這本小說純粹是由一堆文學(xué)參考書胡亂拼湊而成。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.
- 叢林是動物的良好隱蔽處.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. He hid in a thicket.
- 他躲在灌木叢里.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The fox hid in the thicket where the dogs could not reach it.
- 狐貍躲進(jìn)了狗抓不到它的灌木叢中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》