garden

/ˈɡɑːdn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɑːrdn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgär-dᵊn/ (ame, mw)

garden — noun

  • gardensingular
  • gardensplural

1. an outdoor area next to a home where people grow flowers, keep ornamental plants

1.名詞A1
釋義

an outdoor area next to a home where people grow flowers, keep ornamental plants, and often have a grass lawn

例句

The children played in the garden behind their house every evening.

collocation: in the garden

Élise planted roses and tulips along the edge of her garden.

同義詞
  • backyard

    American English term for the garden area behind a house; often just lawn with fewer plants

  • yard

    broader term for any outdoor area around a house, may not contain plants or flowers

  • lawn

    refers specifically to the grass area, not the flowers or vegetable beds

文法句型

the garden

garden + noun (garden path, garden shed)

in the garden

用法筆記

In British English, garden usually refers to the whole outdoor area around a house including lawn and flower beds. In American English, that area is more often called a yard, with garden reserved for the planted flower or vegetable beds.

常見錯誤

❌I sat in the garden under the tree.
✅I sat under the tree in the garden.
💡'in the garden' is the standard position phrase, not 'in garden' without an article.

2. a small area used for growing vegetables, herbs, or fruit, usually located in a

2.名詞A2
釋義

a small area used for growing vegetables, herbs, or fruit, usually located in a yard

例句

Quinn grew tomatoes and basil in the small garden behind the apartment.

collocation: grow [crops] in the garden

Every spring the Chang family planted a new vegetable garden in their yard.

同義詞
  • patch

    a small area of ground used for a particular crop, like a pumpkin patch

  • plot

    a measured piece of land used for gardening, often in a community garden

文法句型

vegetable garden

kitchen garden

grow + in + the garden

用法筆記

When garden is used without a qualifier but the context is about food, this sense is implied. For clarity, you can say vegetable garden or kitchen garden.

常見錯誤

❌I need to water the garden of vegetables.
✅I need to water the vegetable garden.
💡Use the compound noun 'vegetable garden' directly.

3. a large public area with flowers, trees, and paths where people walk or sit to r

3.名詞A2
釋義

a large public area with flowers, trees, and paths where people walk or sit to relax

例句

The botanical garden in the city center opens every day at sunrise.

proper noun: botanical garden

Ziad and his friends had a picnic in the rose garden near the museum.

同義詞
  • park

    a large public green space, usually free and with more open grass areas than flowers

  • arboretum

    a garden focused on trees and woody plants, more specialized

文法句型

botanical garden

rose garden

public garden

用法筆記

This sense often appears in the names of specific places, such as Kew Gardens or the Garden of the Gods. Unlike sense 1, this garden is open to the public and usually charges an entry fee or is a public park.

常見錯誤

❌We went to the garden to see the flowers in my aunt's house.' (intending a public garden, but sounds like sense 1).
✅We went to the botanical garden in the city.
💡Use an adjective like 'botanical', 'public', or the garden's name to make the meaning clear.

garden — verb

garden — adjective