bulrush

/ˈbʊlrʌʃ/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʊlrəʃ] /ˈbʊlrʌʃ/ (ame, ipa)

bulrush — 名詞

  • bulrushsingular
  • bulrushesplural

1. a tall plant that grows in shallow water, with thin leaves and a brown flower sp

1.名詞C1
釋義

香蒲

長在水邊的高大植物

a tall plant that grows in shallow water, with thin leaves and a brown flower spike

例句

Bulrushes lined the lake behind the old fishing cabin.

那間舊釣魚小屋後面的湖邊長著一排香蒲。

plants growing along lake edges

Ada cut dry bulrush stems to weave a simple mat.

Ada 剪下乾燥的香蒲莖，編了一張簡單的墊子。

stems used for weaving

同義詞
  • cattail

    A common North American name for a very similar marsh plant.

  • reed

    A broader word for tall water-side plants, not as exact as bulrush.

用法筆記

Usually names the plant itself; in plural, bulrushes often refers to a patch growing beside water.