bush1
n.[C]
- 灌木,灌木丛
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
- 未开垦的荒野地区[the S]
- 【美】【俚】乡村,小镇[the P]
- 蓬乱的头发;【俚】胡须
vi.
- 丛生,茂密地生长
vt.
- 用灌木围住(或覆盖)
- 【口】使筋疲力尽
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The work completely
bushed him.
那个工作弄得他精疲力尽。
短语
beat about/around the bush
- 拐弯抹角
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Why should you
beat about the bush when asking for better wages?
你要求加薪又何必拐弯抹角呢?
辨析
bush1
n.
- a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length.
-
(the bush)
(in Australia and Africa) wild or uncultivated country.
▸the vegetation of such a district.
▸
[as modifier]
chiefly S. African uncivilized; primitive.
- vulgar slang a woman's pubic hair.
- historical a bunch of ivy as a vintner's sign.
v.
spread out into a thick clump.
Phrase
- go bush
Austral./NZ informal run wild.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. bos, bosc, vars of bois ‘wood’, reinforced by ON buski, of Gmc origin.