vining
vining — 名詞
1. A plant that climbs upward by wrapping stems or tendrils around a support, or by
攀緣植物
用捲鬚或纏繞攀爬的植物
A plant that climbs upward by wrapping stems or tendrils around a support, or by creeping along a surface for height.
Beatrix trained the vining stems of the honeysuckle along the garden arch.
Beatrix 把金銀花的攀緣莖沿著花園拱門引導生長。
vining stems + climb-support collocation
Many vining species in the rainforest use tree trunks as natural ladders to reach sunlight.
雨林中的許多攀緣植物利用樹幹當作天然的梯子來爭取陽光。
countable: vining species
The nursery sells a variety of vining plants suitable for covering bare fences.
這家苗圃販售多種適合覆蓋圍籬的攀緣植物。
Morning glories are popular vining flowers that bloom best in full sun.
牽牛花是受歡迎的攀緣花卉，在陽光充足的地方開得最好。
- shrub
a woody plant with an upright, self-supporting stem
用法筆記
Often used attributively (before a noun) to describe a type of plant — e.g. 'vining plant', 'vining species'. The noun sense is less common than the attributive use.
2. A plant with soft stems that spreads loosely across the ground without using ten
匍匐植物
無攀緣構造的蔓生草本植物
A plant with soft stems that spreads loosely across the ground without using tendrils or other climbing structures.
Tomatoes are vining plants that benefit from cages to keep fruit off the soil.
番茄是匍匐植物，用支架撐起來可以讓果實不碰到泥土。
vining plants + gardening context
Mizuki planted vining squash in wide rows so the stems had room to spread.
Mizuki 把匍匐生長的南瓜種在寬闊的畦上，讓莖有空間伸展。
Potatoes are technically vining plants, even though most people only see the underground tubers.
馬鈴薯嚴格來說是匍匐植物，儘管多數人只看得到地下的塊莖。
The vining habit of cucumber plants means they need more ground space than upright vegetables.
黃瓜的匍匐習性意味著它們需要比直立蔬菜更多的地面空間。
- trailing plant
specifically describes stems that hang or lie along the ground
- creeper
sometimes used for low-growing spreaders, though often confused with climbing vines
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (CLIMBING PLANT): this sense describes plants that sprawl horizontally and lack specialized climbing parts. Common garden examples include tomato, potato, cucumber, and squash.
3. A grapevine — the woody climbing plant cultivated for its fruit, used in winemak
葡萄藤
生產葡萄的藤本植物
A grapevine — the woody climbing plant cultivated for its fruit, used in winemaking or eaten fresh.
The old vining in the backyard still produces sweet purple grapes every autumn.
後院的老葡萄藤每年秋天仍然結出香甜的紫葡萄。
Farmers in the valley prune each vining carefully in late winter to improve the harvest.
山谷裡的農民在冬末仔細修剪每一株葡萄藤，以提高收成。
vining in agricultural context
A single healthy vining can yield enough grapes for several bottles of wine.
一株健康的葡萄藤可以產出足夠好幾瓶酒的葡萄。
Darius trained the young vining up a sturdy trellis behind the farmhouse.
Darius 把那株年輕的葡萄藤引導到農舍後面堅固的棚架上。
- grapevine
the everyday term; 'vining' is a more technical, less frequent synonym
用法筆記
This sense refers specifically to the grape-producing vine (Vitis vinifera and related species). It is much less common than the general noun 'vine' for grapevine.
vining — 動詞
- viningpresent simple I / you / we / they
- vinings3rd person singular
- vininging-ing form
- viningedpast simple
1. To grow, spread, or extend in the long, winding manner typical of a vine, often
蔓生
像藤蔓一樣生長蔓延
To grow, spread, or extend in the long, winding manner typical of a vine, often by sending out stems that creep or climb.
The ivy continued vining up the side of the cottage even after the winter frosts.
即使經歷了冬天的霜凍，常春藤仍然沿著小屋牆壁往上蔓生。
vining + direction (up/along/across)
Raspberry bushes tend to vine outward from their original patch if left unchecked.
覆盆子叢如果不加控制，往往會從原來的區域向外蔓生。
After the summer rains the pumpkin plants vined rapidly across the entire garden bed.
夏季雨後，南瓜植株迅速蔓生，長滿了整片菜圃。
Emily watched the morning glory vining around the wooden balcony rail in just three weeks.
Emily 看著牽牛花在短短三週內就沿著木造陽台欄杆蔓生纏繞。
用法筆記
Usually describes the active spreading growth of plants. Less common than using 'vine' as a noun; found more often in gardening writing and botanical descriptions.