grove

/ɡrəʊv/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡrˈov] /ɡrəʊv/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡrˈov] /ˈgrōv/ (ame, mw)

grove — noun

  • grovesingular
  • grovesplural

1. a small area where several trees grow close to one another, often with open grou

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small area where several trees grow close to one another, often with open ground between them

例句

Tunde rested in a shady grove after the long walk home.

rest in a shady grove

A narrow path leads through the pine grove behind the village school.

walk through a pine grove

同義詞
  • copse

    a very small group of trees, often more literary or British

  • woods

    a larger and more natural area of trees

  • orchard

    a planted area of fruit or nut trees rather than a general tree group

反義詞
  • clearing

    an open space without trees inside or near wooded land

  • open field

    land without a cluster of trees

文法句型

in a grove

walk through a grove

a grove of pine trees

用法筆記

Distinguish from forest or woods: a grove is smaller and usually more open underneath, so people often walk or rest in it easily.

常見錯誤

❌We ate lunch in a forest of olive trees.
✅We ate lunch in an olive grove.
💡Use grove for a small, fairly open group of trees, not a large forest.

2. a word that appears after the main name in certain street or place names

2.名詞C1
釋義

a word that appears after the main name in certain street or place names

例句

Write 18 Willow Grove on the envelope before you mail it.

pattern: number + [Name] Grove

The bus stops at Cedar Grove, across from the public library.

used in a place name

同義詞
  • street

    a more general word that also appears in road names

  • road

    another common name ending in addresses and maps

  • lane

    a similar road-name word, often for smaller streets

文法句型

<number> <Name> Grove

on <Name> Grove

turn onto <Name> Grove

用法筆記

Always capitalized when it forms part of an official street or place name. In addresses, Grove follows the specific name, as in Willow Grove.

常見錯誤

❌Turn onto Grove Maple.
✅Turn onto Maple Grove.
💡In street names, Grove follows the specific name.

3. land planted with one kind of tree crop, such as olives, oranges, or almonds

3.名詞B2
釋義

land planted with one kind of tree crop, such as olives, oranges, or almonds

例句

Farmers picked olives all week in the grove outside Tunde's town.

olive grove — tree crop area

Rows of orange trees fill the grove near the family farm.

rows of orange trees in a grove

同義詞
  • orchard

    the usual word for land planted with fruit trees

  • plantation

    often larger and more business-like in tone

  • farm

    much broader, covering the whole property rather than just the trees

文法句型

olive grove

orange grove

work in a grove

用法筆記

Usually follows the type of tree, as in olive grove or almond grove. Distinguish from field: a grove is for trees grown as a crop, not grain or vegetables.

常見錯誤

❌They planted corn in the grove.
✅They planted orange trees in the grove.
💡A grove in this sense is for tree crops, not open-field crops.