brushwood

英 [ˈbrʌʃwʊd]

美 [ˈbrʌʃwʊd]

n.  (常指当柴火用的)断树枝，枯树枝

BNC.34816 / COCA.42597

牛津词典

noun

• （常指当柴火用的）断树枝，枯树枝
  small broken or dead branches of trees, often used to make fires

柯林斯词典

• 断树枝；枯树枝
  Brushwoodconsists of small pieces of wood that have broken off trees and bushes.

英英释义

noun

• a dense growth of bushes
  Synonym:brushcoppicecopsethicket
• the wood from bushes or small branches
  1. they built a fire of brushwood

双语例句

• Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood.
  一种与印度榕树相似的澳洲榕，通常栽培供观赏，；已引种至非洲南部作薪柴。
• He enjoy the forest, brushwood outside the garden.
  他喜欢去花园外面的树林里、草丛中玩儿。
• Small flames stirred at the bole of a tree and crawled away through leaves and brushwood, dividing and increasing.
  小小的火苗在一株树干上颤动着，又悄悄地爬过簇叶和灌丛蔓延开去，火势在不断增强。
• They built a fire of brushwood.
  他们用灌木升起一个火堆。
• You will crawl on your belly through the brushwood, and you will eat grass like the beasts of the forest.
  你将在草莽中爬着走，你将象树林中的野人一样吃草。
• I value Mary for her personality, not for her good look. Have you rambled through the brushwood, holding aside the branches, on account of the charming head which is coming on behind you?
  我非常喜欢玛丽，是因为她的人格，而不是她的姣容。你曾否穿越树丛，为跟在你后面走来的姣好的头分开枝叶呢？
• Xiao Wu understood, so left the main part, went to the brushwood nearby, he wanted to untie his trousers, but he thought it was not right, he wanted to go further.
  小伍听了顿悟，于是离开大部队，走到附近的山丛里，刚要解裤子，转念一想不行，还得再走远点。
• It is akin to allowing occasional small forest fires to clear the brushwood, rather than extinguishing them and risking a huge conflagration.
  这类似于让偶然爆发的小规模森林火灾烧掉那些低矮的灌木丛，而不是将其扑灭，并甘冒酿成大火的风险。
• You'll go gather the brushwood over there.
  你们到那边去采集柴枝。
• Two or three hours later, Boulatruelle had seen this person emerge from the brushwood, carrying no longer the coffer, but a shovel and pick.
  两三个钟头过后，蒲辣秃柳儿看见他那老相知又从树丛里出来，可是他现在掮的不是那只小箱，而是一把镐和一把锹。