a climbing plant, especially one with dark green shiny leaves with five points 常春藤 stone walls covered in ivy 爬满常春藤的石墙
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesc2Ivy grew up the side of the house. 常春藤顺着房子的一侧往上长。 The ivy's got very thick. It needs cutting back a bit. 常春藤长得太密了,需要剪剪枝。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- poison
- variegated
- …
- be covered in
- grow
- climb
- cling
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- leaves
- plant
- vine
- …
Word OriginOld English īfig, of Germanic origin; related to the first elements of Dutch eiloof and German Efeu.