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thicket

英 ['θɪkɪt] 美 ['θɪkɪt]

解释

n. [林] 灌木丛；丛林；错综复杂

※ 提供单词"thicket"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

1. An olive-coloured tent stood within a thicket of trees.: 一顶橄榄色帐篷扎在树丛当中。

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。

3. A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.: 丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处.

4. He hid in a thicket.: 他躲在灌木丛里.

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.