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underbrush

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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un·der·brush /ˈʌndəbrʌʃ $ -ər-/ noun [uncountable]  especially American EnglishHBP bushes, small trees etc growing under and around larger trees in a forest 〔长在森林中大树下的〕下层灌木丛,下木 SYN undergrowth
Examples from the Corpus
underbrushThe rebels fought like demons, and under cover of the dense underbrush poured deadly volleys upon us.Some of the plantations up north near Tay Ninh were in operation and were fairly clear of underbrush.The tangled underbrush showed no trace of a horse's passing.I didn't so much take cover in the underbrush, I collided with it.We might as well clear some of the underbrush, man to man, right now, though.A path led through the underbrush to the shanty of a woman named Mrs Fetchalub, his closest neighbor.I'd like to get this underbrush cleaned out now.
un·der·brush nounChineseSyllable
and growing small trees etc Corpus under bushes,


underbrush
underbrush /ˈʌndəbrʌʃ $ -ər-/ noun [uncountable]
especially American English bushes, small trees etc growing under and around larger trees in a forest
   SYN  undergrowth


under·brushBrE /ˈʌndəbrʌʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/ 🔊 (NAmE) (also under·growth BrE, NAmE ) noun [uncountable] a mass of bushes and plants that grow close together under trees in woods and forests (林木下的)下层灌木丛