moss
moss — 名詞
- mosssingular
- mossesplural
1. a tiny, flowerless plant with small leaf-like structures that grows in dense clu
苔蘚
生長在潮濕表層的小型綠色植物
a tiny, flowerless plant with small leaf-like structures that grows in dense clumps on any damp surface — soil, rocks, tree bark, walls — and ranges from bright green to yellowish
The old stone wall in Liam's garden was completely covered in thick green moss.
Liam 家花園裡的舊石牆完全被厚厚的青苔覆蓋了。
collocation: covered in moss
Antonia knelt down to feel the soft moss beneath the oak tree.
Antonia 蹲下來摸了摸橡樹下柔軟的苔蘚。
Moss grows well on tree trunks where the bark stays damp in the shade.
苔蘚在樹幹上長得很好，因為樹皮陰暗處保持潮濕。
pattern: moss grows on [surface]
The children collected small patches of moss for their school nature project.
孩子們為學校的自然專題收集了一小片苔蘚。
collocation: patches of moss
A layer of bright green moss had spread across the shaded corner of the patio.
一片亮綠色的苔蘚已經蔓延到露臺陰暗的角落。
- thick moss
- green moss
- soft moss
- patch of moss
- moss-covered
- covered with moss
- overgrown with moss
- moss grows
- moss spreads
文法句型
moss + verb (grows, spreads)
covered with/in moss
常見錯誤
This saying means that someone who keeps moving and changing jobs or homes avoids responsibilities and attachments.
滾石不生苔
Maya has lived in five cities in three years; a rolling stone gathers no moss.
Diego never stays in one job long, but a rolling stone gathers no moss.
moss — 動詞
- mosspresent simple I / you / we / they
- mosses3rd person singular
- mossing-ing form
- mossedpast simple
1. to develop a layer of moss on the surface, usually through age, shade, or prolon
長苔蘚
表面因潮濕而長出苔蘚
to develop a layer of moss on the surface, usually through age, shade, or prolonged dampness
The old stone path at the back of the garden had mossed over from years of shade and rain.
花園後方那條舊石徑因長年陰暗潮濕而長滿了苔蘚。
pattern: moss over (verb + particle)
After a decade of neglect, the garden statue was completely mossed over.
經過十年的荒廢，那座花園雕像完全被苔蘚覆蓋了。
passive: be mossed over
Years of damp weather had mossed the paving stones behind Tariq's shed.
多年的潮濕天氣讓 Tariq 的工具棚後面的石板長出了苔蘚。
The fallen tree trunk slowly mossed as spring rains and autumn shade passed over it.
倒下的樹幹隨著春雨和秋陰交替慢慢長出苔蘚。
- moss over
- mossed over
- become mossed
- mossed with age
文法句型
moss + over (intransitive)
be + mossed + over
moss + object (transitive)
用法筆記
Most commonly appears in the passive form 'be mossed over' or with the particle 'over' as in 'moss over.' The transitive active form ('The damp weather mossed the stones') is rare in everyday speech and is mostly found in literary or gardening writing.
常見錯誤
同根字
- mossy形容詞B2
- moss-covered形容詞B2
- mosslike形容詞C1
- mossiness名詞C1