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scrubby

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Plants
scrub·by /ˈskrʌbi/ adjective  1. HBPscrubby land is covered by low bushes 长满矮树丛的2. UNTIDYscrubby trees and bushes are small and do not look very healthy 〔树木、灌木〕低矮的,矮小的,生长不良的
Examples from the Corpus
scrubbyDiving into woods with old limestone spoil heaps and scrubby clearings is like discovering a stash of lost gems.The wide belt of dune-land with its hummocks and scrubby grass growing out of the sand was deserted at that hour.The valley was scrubby here: elephant grass, occasional tall trees, and dry rice paddies.scrubby terrainA tiny yard full of scrubby tufts of grass trying to look green, and some one's garage wall at the end.
scrub·by adjectiveChineseSyllable
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scrubby
scrubby /ˈskrʌbi/ adjective
1. scrubby land is covered by low bushes
2. scrubby trees and bushes are small and do not look very healthy


scrubbyBrE /ˈskrʌbi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskrʌbi/ 🔊 adjectivecovered with small bushes and trees 长满灌木和矮树的;灌木丛生的a scrubby hillside灌木丛生的山坡(of trees ) small and not fully developed 低矮的;矮小的scrubby vegetation灌木植被