hawthorn
hawthorn — 名詞
- hawthornsingular
- hawthornsplural
1. a small spiky tree or bush, related to roses, that has white or pink blossom in
山楂；山楂樹
薔薇科有刺灌木，春開花秋結紅果
a small spiky tree or bush, related to roses, that has white or pink blossom in spring and clusters of bright red berries in autumn — often planted as a country hedge to mark fields.
An ancient hawthorn marked the edge of Sari's grandfather's field.
一棵古老的山楂樹標示著 Sari 祖父田地的邊界。
countable: an ancient hawthorn
In May the hawthorn along the lane burst into white flower.
五月時，小路旁的山楂樹開滿了一片白花。
collocation: hawthorn along the lane
William planted a long hawthorn hedge to keep the sheep inside the meadow.
William 種了一道長長的山楂樹籬，把羊群圈在草地裡。
Diya picked a handful of red hawthorn berries from the bush by the gate.
Diya 從門邊的灌木上摘了一把紅色的山楂果。
The thorns of the old hawthorn caught Esteban's sleeve as he climbed the wall.
Esteban 翻牆時，老山楂樹的刺勾住了他的袖子。
- may
British dialect name for the same tree, especially when in flower
- whitethorn
older country name emphasising the pale spring blossom
文法句型
a hawthorn
hawthorn hedge
hawthorn berries
用法筆記
Often appears in compounds: 'hawthorn hedge', 'hawthorn berries', 'hawthorn blossom'. Both countable ('a hawthorn') for an individual plant and uncountable for the species or wood.