bushland

/ˈbu̇sh-ˌland How to pronounce bushland (audio)/ (ame, mw)

bushland — noun

1. open country where shrubs and small trees grow naturally, with little farming or

1.名詞C2
釋義

open country where shrubs and small trees grow naturally, with little farming or building on it

例句

Fire crews worked all night to stop flames racing into the bushland behind the town.

into the bushland behind + [place]

Shirin spotted kangaroos resting in the bushland beyond the campsite at dawn.

in the bushland beyond + [place]

同義詞
  • scrubland

    usually sounds drier and rougher, with more stress on low shrubs

  • woodland

    suggests heavier tree cover and a shadier landscape

  • the bush

    broader Australian term for wild country, not only this specific land type

反義詞
  • farmland

    land cleared and managed for crops or animals rather than left wild

  • city centre

    built-up urban land instead of natural country

文法句型

bushland

area of bushland

through/across/in + bushland

用法筆記

Most common in Australian and New Zealand English for natural scrubby country with bushes and scattered small trees. It often works as an uncountable noun for the landscape in general, but a phrase such as 'an area of bushland' is common when one stretch is being identified.

常見錯誤

❌The hikers entered a forest of tall pines, so they were in bushland.
✅The hikers entered bushland with low shrubs and scattered small trees.
💡Bushland usually suggests scrubby ground with bushes and smaller trees, not a dense pine forest.