bush

• 指低矮的木本植物，通常有许多分枝，比树小；也指这种植物茂密生长的地方。

A noun referring to a low, woody plant with many branches, typically smaller than a tree, or a dense thicket of such plants.

1. Shrub or small plantA1formal

   A low-growing woody plant with many branches, smaller than a tree.

   灌木

   • The garden is full of flowering bushes.
   • He planted a rose bush near the fence.
   • The rabbit hid behind a thick bush.

   同义词shrub

2. Wilderness or remote areaB1formalaustralian

   An area of wild, uncultivated land covered with shrubs and small trees, especially in Australia or Africa.

   灌木丛地

   • They went camping in the Australian bush.
   • The bush is home to many unique animals.
   • He spent years exploring the African bush.

   同义词backwoodsbrushoutbackscrubscrublandwilderness

3. Thick growthA2informal

   A dense cluster of shrubs or small trees.

   灌木丛

   • The path was blocked by a thick bush.
   • Birds nested in the bush behind the house.
   • We pushed through the bush to find the trail.

   同义词brakebrushcoppicecopsegrovescrubshrubberythicketundergrowth

   反义词clearingopening

• 动词，指像灌木一样生长或蔓延，或指用灌木覆盖或围绕。

A verb meaning to grow or spread out like a bush, or to cover or surround with bushes.

1. To grow thickly or spread outB2informal

   To grow or spread in a bushy manner, often referring to plants or hair.

   丛生

   • The shrubs bushed out after the spring rains.
   • Her hair bushed wildly in the wind.
   • The plant bushed over the entire garden bed.

   同义词branchbranch outproliferatespreadthicken

   反义词shrinkstuntthinwither

2. To avoid or hideC1slangaustralian

   To avoid something or to hide from view, often used in the phrase 'bush it'.

   躲避

   • He bushed the question by changing the subject.
   • She bushed out of the meeting early.
   • They bushed the issue until it was too late.

   反义词confrontencounterfacemeet

短语动词变体bush out