bush
bush — 名詞
1. a short woody plant whose many thin branches spread outward from near the soil,
灌木；矮樹叢
枝條從地面分出、外形矮圓的木本植物
a short woody plant whose many thin branches spread outward from near the soil, so the whole thing looks like a low, rounded clump rather than a tree with a single trunk.
Maya planted a row of rose bushes along the back fence.
Maya 沿著後院籬笆種了一排玫瑰灌木。
noun + bush compound: rose bush
A small brown rabbit hopped out from behind the bush.
一隻棕色的小兔子從矮樹叢後面跳了出來。
Mr. Patel trims the holly bushes in his garden every spring.
Mr. Patel 每年春天都會修剪花園裡的冬青灌木。
The children hid behind a thick bush during the game of hide-and-seek.
孩子們玩躲貓貓時躲在一叢茂密的矮樹叢後面。
Berries grow on this bush in late summer.
這種灌木在夏末會結出小漿果。
用法筆記
Often forms compounds naming the plant: rose bush, berry bush, holly bush. Distinguish from a tree (single tall trunk) and from a hedge (a row of bushes planted as a wall).
常見錯誤
2. wild, empty country far from towns, especially in Australia, New Zealand, or par
未開發荒野
澳洲、紐西蘭或非洲未經開墾的偏遠原野
wild, empty country far from towns, especially in Australia, New Zealand, or parts of Africa, where the land has never been farmed and is covered with low trees, scrub, or rough plants.
Lina grew up on a sheep farm deep in the Australian bush.
Lina 在澳洲偏遠荒野中的一座牧羊場長大。
fixed phrase: the Australian bush
The pilot landed his small plane on a dusty strip out in the bush.
機師把小飛機降落在荒野中一條塵土飛揚的跑道上。
preposition: in the bush
Three hikers got lost in the New Zealand bush for two nights before rescuers found them.
三名健行者在紐西蘭荒野裡迷路兩晚，搜救人員才找到他們。
Carlos worked as a guide leading tourists through the African bush.
Carlos 擔任嚮導，帶遊客穿越非洲的莽原荒野。
Life in the bush means long drives to the nearest shop or doctor.
住在荒野代表得開很久的車才能到最近的商店或診所。
- outback
specifically the dry, remote inland of Australia
- wilderness
wider term, used worldwide; not tied to any region
- city
the opposite kind of human settlement
文法句型
the bush
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' (in the bush, out in the bush). Country-specific: it suggests wild Australian, New Zealand, or African landscape, not the wilderness of, say, North America (which would be 'the wilderness' or 'the backcountry').
常見錯誤
3. a thick, fluffy mass of hair, fur, or similar material that sticks out around so
蓬亂毛叢
形狀像灌木的一團濃密毛髮或皮毛
a thick, fluffy mass of hair, fur, or similar material that sticks out around someone's head or another part of the body, looking somewhat like a small shrub.
Marcus had a wild bush of curly red hair.
Marcus 留著一頭蓬亂的紅色捲髮。
pattern: a bush of [hair]
The squirrel flicked its long bush of a tail and ran up the oak.
那隻松鼠甩了甩蓬鬆的長尾巴，跑上橡樹。
Grandpa's eyebrows had grown into two grey bushes above his eyes.
爺爺的眉毛長成了眼睛上方兩叢灰白的毛叢。
Sofia tied back the huge bush of hair that fell over her shoulders.
Sofia 把那一大頭垂落到肩上的蓬亂頭髮綁了起來。
文法句型
a bush of [hair/fur/something soft]
用法筆記
Use this sense for a metaphorical comparison only: the hair or fur must be visibly thick, full, and round. Don't apply to neat or short hair. Distinguish from sense 4 (specifically pubic hair).
常見錯誤
4. an informal and somewhat indelicate word for the hair that grows around a person
陰毛
私密部位的毛髮，俗稱、多指女性
an informal and somewhat indelicate word for the hair that grows around a person's genitals, more often used to refer to a woman's.
Maya talked with her doctor about how to trim her bush comfortably before swimsuit season.
Maya 和醫師討論在泳裝季前要怎麼舒服地修剪陰毛。
intimate context: trim + bush
The magazine ran a frank article on whether women should keep or remove their bush.
那本雜誌刊了一篇直白的文章，討論女性該保留還是除掉陰毛。
Sofia's older sister gave her tips for keeping her bush neat as a teenager.
Sofia 的姊姊教她青少女時期該怎麼把陰毛整理乾淨。
Sofia's stand-up routine about waxing her bush had the audience laughing all night.
Sofia 在脫口秀裡聊自己除陰毛的橋段讓觀眾整晚笑個不停。
- pubic hair
neutral, formal medical term
用法筆記
Slang and intimate; restricted to informal contexts such as comedy, magazine articles, or close conversation. Avoid in formal writing, where 'pubic hair' is the neutral term.
常見錯誤
bush — 動詞
1. in farming and gardening, to push branches or twigs into the soil around young p
插枝支撐
在農地或菜園插樹枝以支撐、做標記或驅鳥
in farming and gardening, to push branches or twigs into the soil around young plants so that the new shoots have something to lean on, or to mark a row, or to keep birds away.
Old gardeners still bush their pea rows with twigs cut from the hedge.
老一輩的菜農仍會用樹籬剪下的細枝為豌豆行插枝支撐。
agricultural register: bush + crop rows
Mr. Tanaka bushed the seedbed with thin sticks to scare crows away from the new wheat.
Mr. Tanaka 在苗床上插了一排細枝，把烏鴉嚇離剛冒出的麥苗。
The farmer taught his daughter how to bush young pea plants with hazel branches.
那名農夫教女兒如何用榛樹枝為幼小的豌豆插枝支撐。
We bushed the strawberry beds last spring to keep birds off the ripe fruit.
我們去年春天為草莓田插了樹枝，免得鳥兒啄食成熟的果子。
- stake
to support a plant with a single upright stick rather than twigs
文法句型
bush + [object]
用法筆記
Highly specialised farming and traditional gardening verb; rarely heard outside that domain. Object is usually a crop row, seedbed, or young plant. Not the same as 'brush'.
常見錯誤
2. to spread sideways with many leaves, branches, or strands and so take on the rou
向外散開
枝葉、毛髮等向旁伸展形成蓬鬆圓形
to spread sideways with many leaves, branches, or strands and so take on the rounded, fluffy shape of a shrub.
The young basil plants began to bush out after Lina pinched off the top leaves.
Lina 把頂端嫩葉摘掉後，年輕的羅勒就開始向外散開。
common pattern: bush out
Maya's ponytail bushed out in the humid air on the walk home from school.
放學回家的路上，潮濕的空氣讓 Maya 的馬尾整個炸開蓬鬆。
If you trim the rosemary often, it will bush out into a thick, low cushion.
如果常常修剪，迷迭香就會向外散開，長成一團厚實低矮的草墊。
The fox's tail bushed up when the dog barked at it from across the road.
那隻狐狸的尾巴炸了開來，因為對街的狗朝牠吠叫。
- spread out
more general; doesn't suggest a rounded shape
- branch out
stresses the splitting into branches rather than the rounded result
- thin out
to become less full and dense
文法句型
bush out
bush + [adverb]
用法筆記
Almost always paired with an adverb such as 'out' or 'up'. Subject is something with many small parts (plant, hair, fur, feathers). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is intransitive (the plant bushes), while sense 1 is transitive (a person bushes the rows).
常見錯誤
bush — 形容詞
1. describing a plant variety bred to stay short and compact, with many side branch
矮叢型的
植物品種長得矮而緊湊、不向上攀爬
describing a plant variety bred to stay short and compact, with many side branches close to the ground, instead of climbing or growing tall.
Bush tomatoes grow well on a small balcony because they don't need a tall cane.
矮叢型番茄很適合在小陽台上種，因為不需要高高的支架。
compound: bush + plant name
Mrs. Lopez chose a bush variety of green beans for her raised garden bed.
Mrs. Lopez 為她的高架花圃挑了矮叢型的四季豆品種。
Bush roses are easier for beginners than tall climbing roses.
矮叢型玫瑰比攀爬型高大玫瑰更適合新手種植。
The seed packet said these were bush cucumbers, perfect for pots on the patio.
種子包裝上寫著這些是矮叢型小黃瓜，最適合露台盆栽。
文法句型
bush + [plant variety]
用法筆記
Only used before a plant name (bush tomato, bush bean, bush rose). The marked contrast is with 'climbing', 'pole', or 'standard' varieties of the same plant. Don't use after a verb: a tomato is 'a bush variety', not '*the tomato is bush'.
常見錯誤
2. found in, used for, or having to do with the wild Australian or New Zealand coun
荒野的
與澳紐荒野有關的人事物
found in, used for, or having to do with the wild Australian or New Zealand countryside (see noun sense 2), such as the people, animals, tracks, or skills of that region.
Lina took a bush walk through the gum trees behind her grandmother's house.
Lina 沿著外婆家後面的尤加利樹叢，走了一段荒野的步道。
compound: bush + activity noun
Old bush tracks wind for miles between the small farming towns.
古老的荒野小徑在小農鎮之間蜿蜒延伸好幾英里。
Mr. Henderson kept his bush hat on the hook by the back door.
Mr. Henderson 把他那頂荒野獵帽掛在後門邊的鉤子上。
The school taught the children basic bush skills, like reading the sky and finding water.
那所學校教孩子基本的荒野技能，例如看天色和找水源。
- urban
of cities and towns
用法筆記
Used before a noun and tied to the noun-sense-2 region (Australia, New Zealand, parts of Africa). Common compounds: bush walk, bush track, bush fire, bush hat, bush skills, bush tucker. Distinguish from adj-1 (about plant shape) and adj-3 (informal: low quality).
常見錯誤
3. judged to be amateur, clumsy, or below the standard expected of real professiona
業餘水準的
達不到專業水準、外行而粗糙
judged to be amateur, clumsy, or below the standard expected of real professionals, often in a way that is mildly insulting; especially common in the fixed phrase 'bush league'.
Cheating at a friendly card game is just a bush move, Marcus.
Marcus，在朋友間的牌局作弊真的很業餘水準。
fixed phrase: a bush move
The reporter called the team's behaviour after the loss totally bush league.
記者批評那支球隊輸球後的舉動完全是業餘水準。
fixed phrase: bush league
Sofia thought the whole event was a bush operation run on tiny budgets.
Sofia 覺得整場活動就是個經費少得可憐的業餘水準場面。
Refusing to shake the winner's hand was a bush league thing to do.
拒絕和贏家握手是非常業餘水準的舉動。
- amateur
more neutral; describes a non-professional, not necessarily an insult
- second-rate
general low-quality term, not tied to sports slang
- professional
skilled and meeting full standards
- first-class
of the highest possible quality
文法句型
bush league
用法筆記
Mostly North American slang, with sporting roots (originally about minor-league baseball played in country towns). Almost always negative. Most common as the fixed phrase 'bush league'. Distinguish from adj-2 (geographic: of the bush): an Australian 'bush hat' is not low quality.