brier

• 指多刺或带刺的植物、茎干或纠缠的灌丛，常与野蔷薇或黑莓相关。

A noun referring to a thorny or prickly plant, stem, or tangled mass of vegetation, often associated with wild roses or brambles.

1. Thorny thicketB2formal

   A dense, tangled growth of prickly plants or shrubs.

   荆棘丛

   • The rabbit disappeared into a thick brier.
   • They had to cut through the brier to reach the old cabin.
   • His clothes were torn by the sharp brier.

   同义词bramblebrushscrubthicketundergrowth

2. B2formal

   A single thorny stem or twig from a prickly plant.

   带刺的茎

   • She pricked her finger on a brier.
   • He used a brier as a makeshift hook.
   • The path was blocked by fallen briers.

3. Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa)C1formalbritishscientific

   A Eurasian rose species with prickly stems, fragrant leaves, bright pink flowers, and red hips.

   锈红蔷薇

   • The sweet brier is known for its apple-scented leaves.
   • Brier roses bloomed along the hedgerow.
   • The hips of the brier are rich in vitamin C.

   同义词eglantinesweetbriar

4. Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia)C1formalamericanscientific

   A very prickly woody vine native to the eastern United States, growing in tangled masses with tough round stems, shiny leathery leaves, and clusters of inedible black berries.

   圆叶菝葜

   • The greenbrier vine covered the entire fence.
   • Hikers often get caught in the brier's sharp thorns.
   • The shiny black berries of the brier are not edible.

   同义词bullbriercatbriergreenbriersmilax

5. Tree heath (Erica arborea)C1formalscientific

   An evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub with fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes.

   乔木状欧石楠（Erica arborea）

   • Brier wood is prized for making durable smoking pipes.
   • The tree heath, or brier, grows abundantly in the Mediterranean.
   • The fragrant white flowers of the brier attract many bees.

   同义词briartree heath