holly

holly — noun

1. a small tree or bush that stays green all year. It has dark green, shiny leaves

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small tree or bush that stays green all year. It has dark green, shiny leaves with pointed edges, and it produces small red berries. People in many countries use its branches as decoration, especially at Christmas time.

例句

The holly bush in our back garden produces bright red berries every winter.

holly produces / berries in winter

Nikos placed fresh holly branches above the doorframes for the holiday season.

holly used as Christmas decoration

用法筆記

When referring to the plant itself, holly is countable (a holly, several hollies). When referring to the material or cut foliage used as decoration, it is uncountable (some holly, a wreath of holly).

常見錯誤

❌I hung mistletoe on the wall for Christmas.' (when mistletoe is not what you mean).
✅I hung holly on the wall for Christmas.
💡mistletoe has white berries and is traditionally hung for kissing; holly has red berries and spiky leaves and is used for general decoration.