thicket
英 ['θɪkɪt]
美['θɪkɪt]
- n. [林] 灌木丛；丛林；错综复杂
词态变化
复数: thickets;
中文词源
thicket 灌木丛
thick,厚的，浓密的，-et,派生后缀。引申词义灌木丛。
英文词源
- thicket (n.)
- "close-set growth of shrubs, bushes, trees, etc.," late Old English þiccet, from þicce (see thick) + denominative suffix -et. Absent in Middle English, reappearing early 16c., perhaps a dialectal survival or a re-formation.
双语例句
- 1. An olive-coloured tent stood within a thicket of trees.
- 一顶橄榄色帐篷扎在树丛当中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The novel is a thicket of literary references.
- 这本小说纯粹是由一堆文学参考书胡乱拼凑而成。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.
- 丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. He hid in a thicket.
- 他躲在灌木丛里.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The fox hid in the thicket where the dogs could not reach it.
- 狐狸躲进了狗抓不到它的灌木丛中.
来自《简明英汉词典》