ring-bark
ring-bark — 動詞
- ring-barkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- ring-barks3rd person singular
- ring-barking-ing form
- ring-barkedpast simple
1. to remove a complete ring of bark from around a tree trunk, which stops the flow
環狀剝皮
在樹幹周圍剝去一圈樹皮
to remove a complete ring of bark from around a tree trunk, which stops the flow of nutrients and usually kills the tree.
Adisa ring-barked the old eucalyptus, knowing the stripped trunks would soon die and free up space for vegetables.
Adisa 對老桉樹進行環狀剝皮,知道被剝皮的樹幹很快就會枯死,從而騰出空間種植蔬菜。
ring-bark + tree type for land clearance
The young ash saplings had been ring-barked by deer over the winter and were already dying.
年輕的白蠟樹苗在冬天被鹿環狀剝皮,已經開始枯死了。
passive: be ring-barked by [cause]
At the woodlot, Eitan showed the children a ring-barked birch and explained how it stops water reaching the branches.
在小林地裡,Eitan 讓孩子們看一棵被環狀剝皮的樺樹,並解釋這如何阻止水分輸送到枝條。
The head ranger warned visitors that ring-barking the ancient oaks carried a heavy fine, since stripped trunks rarely survive.
首席管理員警告遊客,對古橡樹進行環狀剝皮會被處以重罰,因為被剝皮的樹幹很少能存活。
legal context: ring-barking as an offence
Rodrigo used a curved blade to ring-bark the invasive pines, leaving each trunk stripped and doomed to wither.
Rodrigo 用一把彎刃對入侵的松樹進行環狀剝皮,讓每根樹幹都被剝去樹皮、注定枯萎。
ring-bark + instrument / tool
- ring-bark a tree
- ring-bark the trunk
- deliberately ring-bark
- accidentally ring-bark
- carefully ring-bark
- completely ring-barked
文法句型
ring-bark + tree / trunk
be ring-barked (passive)
用法筆記
Object must be the tree or trunk, never the bark itself. Often found in passive constructions ('the trees were ring-barked'). In scientific botany writing, 'girdle' is preferred for this same technique.
常見錯誤
同根字
- ring-barking名詞C1
- ring-barked形容詞C1