spinney

IPA/ˈspɪni/
KK[spˈɪni]IPA/ˈspɪni/

spinney — noun

  • spinneysingular
  • spinneysplural

1. a small piece of land where trees and bushes grow closely together

1.名詞C1
釋義

a small piece of land where trees and bushes grow closely together

例句

Noa followed the narrow path beside the spinney to the farm gate.

beside the spinney as a place marker

A fox ran out of the spinney when Minh opened the field gate.

animal shelter and movement out of the spinney

同義詞
  • copse

    very close in meaning, though it can sound slightly more literary

  • grove

    usually more open underneath and easier to walk through

  • thicket

    emphasizes much denser plant growth that can block movement

反義詞
  • clearing

    an open space without the cluster of trees and bushes

  • open field

    land without the wooded cover suggested by spinney

文法句型

by the spinney

edge of the spinney

out of the spinney

用法筆記

Mainly British and often used for a small wooded patch beside fields, lanes, or farm land. A spinney is usually smaller and less open than a grove, and it often suggests a place where animals can hide.

常見錯誤

❌We sat under one spinney tree.
✅We sat under one tree beside the spinney.
💡A spinney is a small area of trees and bushes, not a single tree.