landscaping
landscaping — verb
- landscapingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- landscapings3rd person singular
- landscapinging-ing form
- landscapingedpast simple
1. to redesign a garden, yard, park, or similar outdoor area by arranging plants, t
to redesign a garden, yard, park, or similar outdoor area by arranging plants, trees, stones, paths, and other features to create a more pleasant appearance
Eitan spent the summer landscaping his parents' garden with flower beds and a small pond.
landscape + noun phrase (object being improved)
Ada hired a professional team to landscape the empty lot next to her cafe.
landscape + noun phrase (area to improve)
The housing association landscaped the courtyard, adding benches and young trees.
Rachid plans to landscape the area with grass and shrubs after removing the old concrete.
Camille's company was hired to landscape the rooftop terrace of a new hotel downtown.
文法句型
landscape + noun phrase (object)
landscape (no object)
用法筆記
Transitive use (landscape + object) is more common than intransitive. The object is typically a garden, yard, park, or other defined outdoor area.
常見錯誤
landscaping — noun
1. the work of improving how a garden or outdoor space looks by redesigning it and
the work of improving how a garden or outdoor space looks by redesigning it and putting in plants, trees, stones, or decorative structures
Lucas runs a small business that specializes in residential landscaping for homes in the suburbs.
specializes in + landscaping (field of work)
The landscaping of the city park took six months and cost over two million dollars.
Hao took a weekend course on landscaping to learn how to design his own backyard.
Dahlia decided to study landscaping after working part-time at a plant nursery.
The landscaping around the new hospital created peaceful green spaces for patients and visitors.
- gardening
narrower; usually about maintaining plants rather than designing and reshaping land
- horticulture
more formal and scientific; focuses on plant cultivation
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — do not say 'a landscaping' or 'landscapings'. For a single instance of the activity, use 'a landscaping project' or 'landscaping work'.
常見錯誤
2. the plants, trees, stones, and decorative materials that have been placed in an
the plants, trees, stones, and decorative materials that have been placed in an outdoor area to improve its appearance
The storm destroyed most of the fresh landscaping that volunteers had planted around the playground.
Gita admired the landscaping at the botanical garden, especially the rock garden and bamboo.
admired the landscaping (referring to visible features)
The hotel's landscaping included palm trees, flowering bushes, and stone paths around the pool.
The landscaping in front of the office building was mostly ivy and small evergreen shrubs.
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: if you can replace 'landscaping' with 'the plants and features that were added', this is sense 2. If it means the process or profession, it is sense 1.