undergrowth

/ˈʌndəɡrəʊθ/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈʌndɚɡrˌoθ] /ˈʌndərɡrəʊθ/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈʌndɚɡrˌoθ] /ˈən-dər-ˌgrōth How to pronounce undergrowth (audio)/ (ame, mw)

undergrowth — noun

1. thick low plant growth made up of bushes, young trees, and wild plants that fill

1.名詞C1
釋義

thick low plant growth made up of bushes, young trees, and wild plants that fills the ground beneath taller woodland trees

例句

Nkechi pushed through the wet undergrowth to reach the river bank.

pattern: push through the undergrowth

A deer ran into the thick undergrowth beside the forest path.

collocation: thick undergrowth

同義詞
  • brush

    less exact and often used for rough bushes in the wild, not specifically the lower forest layer

  • scrub

    usually refers to rough low vegetation in more open or dry land, not shaded woods

  • vegetation

    a broad scientific word for plant life, much less specific than undergrowth

文法句型

push through the undergrowth

hide in the undergrowth

cut back the undergrowth

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and often used with words like thick, dense, push through, and hide in. It refers to the low plant layer below taller trees, not to the trees above it.

常見錯誤

❌We sat under the undergrowth to stay dry.
✅We sat under the trees to stay dry.
💡undergrowth means low plants near the ground, so it does not give overhead cover.