bower
bower — noun
- bowersingular
- bowersplural
1. a quiet outdoor spot where leaves or trailing vines make cool cover and a feelin
a quiet outdoor spot where leaves or trailing vines make cool cover and a feeling of privacy
Paloma read under the rose bower while rain tapped on the glass roof.
collocation: rose bower
At noon, Tendai carried lemonade to the bower beside the kitchen garden.
The old bench inside the bower stayed cool even in July.
After the tour, Megan sketched the ivy bower near the orchard wall.
文法句型
sit in a bower
inside the bower
a rose bower
用法筆記
Usually sounds literary or old-fashioned rather than everyday. It suggests a pleasant shaded retreat made by leaves, branches, or climbing plants, not a fully built garden room.
常見錯誤
bower — verb
- bowerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bowers3rd person singular
- bowering-ing form
- boweredpast simple
1. to surround something with branches, leaves, or similar cover so it feels shaded
to surround something with branches, leaves, or similar cover so it feels shaded and tucked in
Climbing roses bowered the gate before the summer concert began.
pattern: bower + place
By May, vines had bowered the path beside the stone fountain.
The porch was bowered with jasmine for Defne's evening party.
Tall branches bowered the bench where Asher tied his hiking boots.
- expose
to leave something open and uncovered
文法句型
bower + place
be bowered with + plant
用法筆記
Mostly appears in literary writing and usually describes branches, vines, or flowers making a place feel sheltered. It often turns up in passive or participle patterns such as be bowered with roses.