undergrowth
noun (British English)(North American English also underbrush)
[uncountable]a mass of bushes and plants that grow close together under trees in woods and forests 下木层 They used their knives to clear a path through the dense undergrowth. 他们用刀在浓密的灌木丛中劈开一条小路。 The murder weapon was found concealed in undergrowth. 杀人凶器被发现藏在灌木丛中。 The dog came crashing through the undergrowth towards us. 那只狗穿过矮树丛向我们扑来。 I noticed someone hiding in the undergrowth. 我注意到有人躲在灌木丛里。 The snake slithered off into the undergrowth. 那条蛇钻进了灌木丛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- dense
- lush
- …
- patch
- tangle
- clear
- into the undergrowth
- in the undergrowth
- through the undergrowth
- …