bilberry
bilberry — 名詞
- bilberrysingular
- bilberriesplural
1. A small, round, dark-blue berry that grows wild on low bushes across northern Eu
越橘
暗藍色野生小莓果
A small, round, dark-blue berry that grows wild on low bushes across northern Europe and parts of North America, with a flavour close to a blueberry's but slightly more tangy.
Lucia picked a basket of bilberries on her hike through the Swedish forest.
Lucia 在瑞典森林健行時，採了一籃越橘。
a basket of bilberries
The baker used fresh bilberries to make a tangy filling for the pastries.
麵包師傅用新鮮越橘製作糕點的酸甜內餡。
fresh bilberries
Bilberries turn a deep purple colour when they are fully ripe and ready to eat.
越橘成熟後會變成深紫色，這時就可以吃了。
Raj added a handful of dried bilberries to his morning oatmeal for extra flavour.
Raj 在早晨的燕麥粥裡加了一把乾越橘增添風味。
The children gathered bilberries from the hillside and ate them straight from the bush.
孩子們從山坡上採集越橘，直接從灌木上吃起來。
- blueberry
Larger, sweeter, and widely cultivated; bilberries are smaller and grow wild.
- huckleberry
A similar wild berry found in North America, often used interchangeably in some regions.
- whortleberry
An older regional name for bilberry, still used in parts of Britain.
用法筆記
Bilberries are almost always foraged from the wild rather than cultivated or sold fresh in shops. This sense is most often used in the plural form (bilberries) when referring to the fruit in general.
常見錯誤
2. A low-growing wild bush that produces small dark-blue berries that can be eaten,
越橘灌木
產越橘果實的野生矮灌木
A low-growing wild bush that produces small dark-blue berries that can be eaten, found in cool areas of northern Europe and parts of North America.
A bilberry bush can grow on rocky hillsides where other plants struggle to survive.
越橘灌木能在岩石山坡上生長，而其他植物則很難存活。
bilberry bush
Hiroshi found a patch of bilberry shrubs while walking through the highlands of Scotland.
Hiroshi 在蘇格蘭高地健行時發現了一片越橘灌木叢。
The gardeners cut back the old bilberry plants to encourage new growth in the spring.
園丁們修剪了老舊的越橘植株，以促進春季新芽生長。
Bilberry bushes produce the most berries when they grow in shady, damp soil.
越橘灌木在陰涼潮濕的土壤中生長時，能結出最多的果實。
Sanjay learned that bilberry plants can live for many years if left undisturbed by animals or people.
Sanjay 學到，越橘植株若不受動物或人干擾，可以存活很多年。
- blueberry bush
A cultivated relative that grows taller and produces larger, sweeter berries.
- huckleberry bush
A similar low-growing shrub native to North America.
- whortleberry bush
An older regional name for the bilberry plant, used in some parts of Britain.
用法筆記
This sense refers to the whole plant (Vaccinium myrtillus and related species), not just the fruit. The bush is low-growing, typically 20-40 cm tall, and thrives in acidic soil found on heathland and in coniferous forests.