moss

英 [mɒs]

美 [mɔːs]

n.  苔藓; 地衣

复数：mosses　第三人称单数：mosses　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8864 / COCA.8708

习惯用语

n.

a rolling stone gathers no moss
• 滚石不生苔，频迁不聚财
  a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities

牛津词典

noun

• 苔藓；地衣
  a very small green or yellow plant without flowers that spreads over damp surfaces, rocks, trees, etc.
  1. moss-covered walls
     青苔覆盖的墙壁

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 青苔;苔藓
  Mossis a very small soft green plant which grows on damp soil, or on wood or stone.
  1. ...ground covered over with moss.
     长满青苔的地面

英英释义

noun

• tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

双语例句

• Tears in the eyes, red fall whether fertilizer that thick moss;
  流泪成行，眼前的落红是否肥了那厚厚的青苔；
• Thoroughly remove moss, algae and fungal growths.
  彻底清除苔藓、藻类和真菌生长物。
• I sat on the roof, and I kicked off the moss.
  我坐在你的屋顶，踩死了不少青苔。
• They feed on moss, lichen and leaves.
  它们以苔藓、青苔和树叶作食物。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.
  用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
• The green moss, whose coolness penetrates my inner depths;
  青苔凉透了我的内坎；
• An old hut covered with moss and ivy stood by the river.
  一间被青苔和长春藤覆盖的小旧屋坐落在河边。
• Some results also show that some moss can be used to indicate the change of the environment.
  部分学者的研究成果还表明，苔藓对环境变化具有指示和监测作用。
• I thought that moss grew on the south side of trees.
  我认为苔藓长在树木的向南一侧。
• It was also known to eat worms and grubs from bark and moss.
  他们也吃树皮或苔藓中的蠕虫和蛴螬。