heath

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heath /hiːθ/ noun [countable]  DNHBPan area of open land where grass, bushes, and other small plants grow, especially in Britain 〔尤指英国杂草和灌木丛生的〕荒野，荒地

Examples from the Corpus

heath• I accept that downs and heaths and the like need management if they are to survive.• This is quite an energetic section of the walk with steep slopes covered in beautiful maritime heaths.• Unless we do something now, heaths will vanish within 20 years.• When the trees broke, she came out on the uncut lawn of the heath.• Capron had even provided the gun that had been fished from the pond on the heath.• He looked back once, then fought free of the crowd and stumbled uphill beyond the streets, toward the heath.• The heath took no notice of her.• The vast heath was full of stillness and life.Origin heath Old English hæth

heath nounChinese  

grass, open and where other land bushes, small area Corpus of an

heath
heath /hiːθ/ noun [countable]an area of open land where grass, bushes, and other small plants grow, especially in Britain

Heath
Heath, Sir Edward
(1916–2005) a British politician in the Conservative Party, who was Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974. He was known for disagreeing with Margaret Thatcher, who followed him as Conservative leader, and for his strong support for the European Union and the idea of a single European currency (=system of money). He was also a respected musician and used to sail a yacht (=sailing boat used in races).

heathBrE /hiːθ/ 🔊NAmE /hiːθ/ 🔊 nouna large area of open land that is not used for farming and is covered with rough grass and other small wild plants （杂草和灌木丛生的）荒地，荒野