evergreen
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ev·er·green1 /ˈevəɡriːn $ -ər-/ adjective 1. HBPan evergreen tree or bush does not lose its leaves in winter 〔树木或灌木〕常青的，常绿的 OPP deciduous2 POPULARan evergreen sportsman, singer etc is still good and popular even though they are fairly old 〔运动员、歌手等〕事业经久不衰的 the evergreen Cliff Richard 乐坛常青树克里夫·理查德
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evergreen• The thin walls were banked with earth and evergreen boughs.• The evergreen heart-throb thought he should be an expert on the subject having been wed three times.• The leaves are evergreen or semi-evergreen since they can be heavily defoliated in severe winters.• The group's name matches the evergreen quality of Farrar's songs.• Dwarf wax myrtle is an evergreen shrub in the 2-to-4-foot range.• These evergreen shrubs may be trained as hedges or wall shrubs.• From January to early May the biggest sources are evergreen trees such as juniper, cedar and cypress.• It included Gale, evergreen Veratrum with flowering buds, dark green and striped-leaved Pyrola and a pretty Lycopodium.• Singed needles only add to the celebration because they crackle like sparklers and give off the pungent aroma of the evergreen woods.evergreen2 noun [countable] HBPa tree or bush that does not lose its leaves in winter 常青树，常绿树Examples from the Corpus
evergreen• If we go further across that's a Hebe, again an evergreen.• It scarcely endorses such behavior to note that it is an evergreen, seemingly eternal.• The fast-growing, glossy evergreen prefers a loamy, well-draining soil and is drought-tolerant in these conditions.• But not Pachysandra, a fleshy-leafed evergreen, which has nice variegated varieties.• One or two of the children have not really understood the concept of evergreen.• Some were sprinkled with pine needles, having just been engaged in decking out the hall with fresh sprays of evergreen.ev·er·green1 adjectiveevergreen2 nounChineseSyllable
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evergreen
ev·er·green1 /ˈevəɡriːn $ -ər-/ 
adjective
1. an evergreen tree or bush does not lose its leaves in winter
OPP deciduous
2. an evergreen sportsman, singer etc is still good and popular even though they are fairly old:
the evergreen Cliff Richard
evergreen2 noun [countable]
a tree or bush that does not lose its leaves in winter
■ types of tree
▪evergreen adjective an evergreen tree does not lose its leaves in winter: English ivy is evergreen and grows even during the winter.
▪deciduous adjective a deciduous tree loses its leaves in winter: The oak is deciduous, but loses its leaves late in the year.
▪conifer noun [countable] a tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces cones containing seeds: The owners have planted conifers along the fence in order to reduce the traffic noise. | a dwarf conifer
▪fruit tree noun [countable] a tree that produces fruit that can be eaten: Fruit trees such as apples and pears can be pruned during the winter months.
▪sapling noun [countable] a young tree: It's best to buy young saplings rather than fully-grown trees.
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adjective1. an evergreen tree or bush does not lose its leaves in winter
OPP deciduous
2. an evergreen sportsman, singer etc is still good and popular even though they are fairly old:
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noun [countable]a tree or bush that does not lose its leaves in winter
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