especially American EnglishAmEHBP bushes, small trees etc growing under and around larger trees in a forest 〔长在森林中大树下的〕下层灌木丛,下木SYN undergrowth
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underbrush• The rebels fought like demons, and under cover of the denseunderbrushpoureddeadlyvolleys upon us.• Some of the plantations up northnear Tay Ninh were in operation and were fairly clear of underbrush.• The tangledunderbrush showed no trace of a horse's passing.• I didn't so much take cover in the underbrush, I collided with it.• We might as well clear some of the underbrush, man to man, right now, though.• A path led through the underbrush to the shanty of a woman named Mrs Fetchalub, his closest neighbor.• I'd like to get this underbrushcleaned out now.
(NAmE) ➡ see also undergrowthADJECTIVE | VERB + UNDERBRUSH | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤dense, thick濃密的灌木叢◇In some places, the dense underbrush becomes so thick that it's nearly impassable.有些地方灌木叢長得很密實,幾乎無法穿行。➤tangled, thorny纏結的/多刺的灌木叢VERB + UNDERBRUSH➤clear, clear away, clear out清除灌木叢◇The government wants to clear underbrush near populated areas.政府希望清除居住區附近的灌木叢。PREPOSITION➤underbrush of⋯的灌木叢◇the underbrush of the forest森林中的灌木叢