marri
marri — 名詞
1. a very tall eucalyptus tree native to Western Australia, with white flowers and
馬里桉
西澳一種開白花的大型桉樹
a very tall eucalyptus tree native to Western Australia, with white flowers and strong yellow-brown wood that often shows dark lines of gum.
Reuben sat under a marri while the park guide explained the forest.
Reuben 坐在一棵馬里桉下，聽公園導覽員講解這片森林。
under a marri — tree named in a natural setting
Ayana saw white flowers high in the marri beside the dusty road.
Ayana 看見路旁那棵馬里桉高處開著白花。
white flowers high in the marri
João watched bees circle a marri near the gate to the sheep field.
João 看著蜜蜂繞著羊欄入口旁那棵馬里桉飛舞。
Kemi spread lunch in the shade of a marri by the river.
Kemi 在河邊一棵馬里桉的樹蔭下鋪開午餐。
William traced dark gum lines in a marri board at the mill.
William 在鋸木廠摸著一塊馬里桉木板上的深色膠脈。
- eucalyptus
the broad group name; marri is one particular Australian eucalyptus tree
- red gum
a looser common name used for several Australian gum trees, not only marri
- Corymbia calophylla
the formal botanical name for this species
文法句型
a marri
marri tree
shade of a marri
marri wood
用法筆記
Mainly used in Australian English, especially for native trees in Western Australia. In wider English, writers often add 'eucalyptus' or 'red gum' after the word because many readers do not know the local name.