spinney

IPA/ˈspɪni/
KK[spˈɪni]IPA/ˈspɪni/

spinney — 名詞

  • spinneysingular
  • spinneysplural

1. a small piece of land where trees and bushes grow closely together

1.名詞C1
釋義

小樹林

樹木與灌木密生的小片林地

a small piece of land where trees and bushes grow closely together

例句

Noa followed the narrow path beside the spinney to the farm gate.

Noa 沿著小樹林旁的窄路走到農場大門。

beside the spinney as a place marker

A fox ran out of the spinney when Minh opened the field gate.

Minh 打開田邊的門時，一隻狐狸從小樹林裡竄了出來。

animal shelter and movement out of the spinney

常見搭配
  • beside the spinney
  • edge of the spinney
  • out of the spinney
  • small spinney
同義詞
  • copse

    very close in meaning, though it can sound slightly more literary

  • grove

    usually more open underneath and easier to walk through

  • thicket

    emphasizes much denser plant growth that can block movement

反義詞
  • clearing

    an open space without the cluster of trees and bushes

  • open field

    land without the wooded cover suggested by spinney

文法句型

by the spinney

edge of the spinney

out of the spinney

用法筆記

Mainly British and often used for a small wooded patch beside fields, lanes, or farm land. A spinney is usually smaller and less open than a grove, and it often suggests a place where animals can hide.

常見錯誤

We sat under one spinney tree.
We sat under one tree beside the spinney.
A spinney is a small area of trees and bushes, not a single tree.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • edge of the spinney
  • out of the spinney

介系詞搭配

  • by the spinney
  • beside the spinney