shrubbery
shrubbery — noun
- shrubberysingular
- shrubberiesplural
1. a designed garden section filled with shrubs, often shaping an edge or border.
a designed garden section filled with shrubs, often shaping an edge or border.
Ignacio planted lavender beside the shrubbery near the front gate.
beside the shrubbery for a planted garden section
Mizuki hid the tennis balls in the shrubbery by the garage wall.
in the shrubbery for location within a planted area
Sari trimmed the tall shrubbery to clear the path to the shed.
Guests followed lanterns along the shrubbery at the edge of the lawn.
The cat slipped out of sight in the wet shrubbery after the storm.
- shrub border
a gardening term for a planted strip, often longer and narrower
- garden bed
broader term; can contain flowers or vegetables, not only shrubs
- greenery
broader and usually uncountable; focuses on plants in general, not a shrub area
文法句型
count noun: a/the shrubbery
often used for a planted garden section
用法筆記
Usually refers to the planted part of a garden as a feature in the layout. Distinguish from sense 2, which focuses on one clump or mass of shrubs itself.
常見錯誤
2. several shrubs growing together in one dense patch.
several shrubs growing together in one dense patch.
Adaeze spotted a rabbit sleeping under a thick shrubbery beside the wall.
a thick shrubbery for one dense mass of shrubs
Mert crawled through a low shrubbery to reach the fence.
through a shrubbery for a physical cluster of plants
Christopher heard dry leaves moving inside the shrubbery outside the kitchen window.
Iris tied red ribbons on the shrubbery lining the school entrance.
Tamar stepped around the muddy shrubbery and opened the garden tap.
文法句型
count noun: a shrubbery
plural: shrubberies
用法筆記
Often takes a/an and describes one visible clump or patch of shrubs. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the planted garden section rather than the plants as a unit.