shrubbery

IPA/ˈʃrʌbəri/
KK[ʃrˈʌbɚi]IPA/ˈʃrʌbəri/

shrubbery — 名詞

  • shrubberysingular
  • shrubberiesplural

1. a designed garden section filled with shrubs, often shaping an edge or border.

1.名詞C1
釋義

灌木區

花園中種滿灌木的一區

a designed garden section filled with shrubs, often shaping an edge or border.

例句

Ignacio planted lavender beside the shrubbery near the front gate.

Ignacio 在前門旁的灌木區邊種了薰衣草。

beside the shrubbery for a planted garden section

Mizuki hid the tennis balls in the shrubbery by the garage wall.

Mizuki 把網球藏在車庫牆邊的灌木區裡。

in the shrubbery for location within a planted area

同義詞
  • shrub border

    a gardening term for a planted strip, often longer and narrower

  • garden bed

    broader term; can contain flowers or vegetables, not only shrubs

  • greenery

    broader and usually uncountable; focuses on plants in general, not a shrub area

文法句型

count noun: a/the shrubbery

often used for a planted garden section

用法筆記

Usually refers to the planted part of a garden as a feature in the layout. Distinguish from sense 2, which focuses on one clump or mass of shrubs itself.

常見錯誤

❌We sat in the shrubbery and ate lunch.
✅We sat beside the shrubbery and ate lunch.
💡This sense usually names the planted garden area, not a place people sit inside.

2. several shrubs growing together in one dense patch.

2.名詞C1
釋義

灌木叢

長在一起的一叢灌木

several shrubs growing together in one dense patch.

例句

Adaeze spotted a rabbit sleeping under a thick shrubbery beside the wall.

Adaeze 發現牆邊那叢濃密的灌木叢下有一隻兔子在睡覺。

a thick shrubbery for one dense mass of shrubs

Mert crawled through a low shrubbery to reach the fence.

Mert 穿過一叢低矮的灌木叢，好走到圍欄旁。

through a shrubbery for a physical cluster of plants

同義詞
  • bush

    more informal and often refers to one shrub rather than a whole patch

  • thicket

    usually wilder, denser, and less controlled than garden shrubbery

  • hedge

    a deliberate line of shrubs, often trimmed into shape

文法句型

count noun: a shrubbery

plural: shrubberies

用法筆記

Often takes a/an and describes one visible clump or patch of shrubs. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the planted garden section rather than the plants as a unit.

常見錯誤

❌A few shrubberies was blocking the sign.
✅A few shrubberies were blocking the sign.
💡The plural is countable and takes a plural verb.