plants in general, especially the plants that are found in a particular area or environment (统称)植物;(尤指某地或环境的)植被,植物群落,草木 The hills are covered in lush green vegetation. 这片丘陵草木茂盛,郁郁葱葱。 Desert areas have little vegetation. 沙漠地区几乎没有植被。
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesc1As we drove towards the desert, the vegetation became sparse. 我们驱车前往沙漠,沿途的草木渐渐变得稀疏。 Removal of the natural vegetation has resulted in a loss of nutrients in the soil. 破坏天然植被造成了土壤养分的流失。 piles of rotting vegetation 一堆堆逐渐腐烂的草木
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- green
- dense
- lush
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- destroy
- …
- grow
- cover
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally referring to the action or process of vegetating): from medieval Latin vegetatio(n-) ‘power of growth’, from the verb vegetare, from vegetus ‘active’, from vegere ‘be active’.