undergrowth
noun (British English)(North American English also underbrush)
[uncountable]a mass of bushes and plants that grow close together under trees in woods and forests 下木層 They used their knives to clear a path through the dense undergrowth. 他們用刀在濃密的灌木叢中劈開一條小路。 The murder weapon was found concealed in undergrowth. 殺人兇器被發現藏在灌木叢中。 The dog came crashing through the undergrowth towards us. 那只狗穿過矮樹叢向我們撲來。 I noticed someone hiding in the undergrowth. 我注意到有人躲在灌木叢裏。 The snake slithered off into the undergrowth. 那條蛇鑽進了灌木叢。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- dense
- lush
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- patch
- tangle
- clear
- into the undergrowth
- in the undergrowth
- through the undergrowth
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