bush

bush1
noun
  1. a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length
    矮树丛
    a rose bush.
    玫瑰丛。
    the plant will develop into a dense bush.
    这种植物最终会长成茂密的灌木丛。
    ■a thing resembling such a shrub, especially a clump of thick hair or fur
    浓密的一簇（或一片）蓬松的毛发（或羽毛）
    a childish face with a bush of bright hair.
    一张娃娃脸，一头蓬松的金发。
    ■(vulgar slang)a woman's pubic hair
    (vulgar slang)（女人）阴毛
    ■(the bush)(especially in Australia and Africa) wild or uncultivated country
    （多用于澳大利亚和非洲）野外，野地，灌木地带
    they have to spend a night camping in the bush.
    他们必须在野外露营一个晚上。
    ■[mass noun]the vegetation growing in such a district
    灌木地带植物
    the lowland country was covered by thick bush.
    低地上到处长了浓密的灌木。
    ■(NZ)indigenous rainforest
    (新西兰)土生雨林
    ■[as modifier](chiefly S. African)uncivilized or primitive
    (主 南非)未开化的；原始的
    bush justice.
    原始的正义。
    ■(historical)a bunch of ivy as a vintner's sign
    (史)常春藤束（酒商标志）
verb
  1. [no obj.]spread out into a thick clump
    蓬松
    her hair bushed out like a halo.
    她头发蓬松，像个光环。
常用词组
beat about the bush
  1. 见 beat
beat the bushes
  1. 见 beat
go bush
  1. (Austral.)leave one's usual surroundings; run wild
    (澳)离开原住所；野化
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French bos, bosc, variants of bois 'wood', reinforced by Old Norse buski, of Germanic origin and related to Dutch bos and German Busch. The sense 'uncultivated country' is probably directly from Dutch bos
bush2
noun
(Brit.)
  1. a metal lining for a round hole, especially one in which an axle revolves
    (英)衬套
    ■a bearing for a revolving shaft
    轴衬
    ■a sleeve that protects an electric cable where it passes through a panel
    （绝缘）套管
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Middle Dutch busse
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