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单词 scrubby
释义
scrubby
adjective
uk
/ˈskrʌb.i/us
/ˈskrʌb.i/
coveredwithshorttreesandbushes:
灌木丛生的
a scrubbylandscape灌木丛生的（荒）地
Scrubbyplants,bushes, ortreesareshorterthannormal:
scrubbyvegetation
See
scrub
More examples
  • El Rancho is in the scrubbylowlandsofeasternGuatemala.
  • theaustereexpanseof scrubbydesertandjaggedmountains
  • thehistoricallandscapeof theoldfarmfields, now scrubby andovergrown
  • Ranches arerisingquicklyon the scrubbyslopesand innarrowvalleys.
  • Thelocaldark-sandbeachescan be scrubby.
  • Thelandwasflatanddry,freckledwith scrubbybushes.
  • Themeadowgrassesweretrampleddown to scrubbyclumps.
  • It ismostlyrocksand scrubbytrees, and thereseemfewplacestohide.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Scarce, inadequate and not enough
  • be at a premiumidiom
  • be thin on the groundidiom
  • dearth
  • deficiency
  • deficient
  • gold dust
  • lacking
  • long onsomethingand short onsomethingidiom
  • lousy
  • meagre
  • measly
  • nearly
  • scarcity
  • shortage
  • shortfall
  • shortness
  • shy
  • skinny
  • sparse
  • thin
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Small
Bushes & shrubs
(Definition ofscrubbyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
scrubby
adjective
uk
/ˈskrʌb.i/us
/ˈskrʌb.i/
coveredwithshorttreesandbushes
灌木丛生的
a scrubbylandscape灌木丛生的（荒）地
More examples
  • El Rancho is in the scrubbylowlandsofeasternGuatemala.
  • theaustereexpanseof scrubbydesertandjaggedmountains
  • thehistoricallandscapeof theoldfarmfields, now scrubby andovergrown
  • Ranches arerisingquicklyon the scrubbyslopesand innarrowvalleys.
  • Thelocaldark-sandbeachescan be scrubby.
  • Thelandwasflatanddry,freckledwith scrubbybushes.
  • Themeadowgrassesweretrampleddown to scrubbyclumps.
  • It ismostlyrocksand scrubbytrees, and thereseemfewplacestohide.

Examplesofscrubby

scrubby
They just wanted to use his name, time, and money, and asked him to do the kind of 'scrubbywork ' which anyone else could do.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These patterns suggest that rain forests in both study areas will be largely replaced over time by anthropogenic savannas andscrubbyregrowth.
From theCambridge English Corpus
At the margin of these vleis, the lower catena community is dominated by low openscrubbywoodland.
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The mountainous terrain on either side of the valley is steep and rocky, with thick,scrubbyvegetation capable of supporting wildlife and domestic stock such as sheep and cattle.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We are offered ascrubbyold sewage works.
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Throughout the country, there are large areas of thescrubbytype of land which was once woodland and was felled during the war.
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He may get a fewscrubbyweeds but that is all.
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They are clearly naturally regenerated, but they are onlyscrubbytrees.
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The difference between hilly,scrubbyland and flat, level land makes a very considerable difference to the final cost of a building scheme.
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When that small-holder got that land it was poor land, growing a veryscrubbycrop of oats.
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We were promised a little green sward along the edge, but now it will bescrubbyold land for the pipes and ducts.
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Is that not a sufficient protection, and will that cost not prevent badscrubbycattle being sent over?
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When they thought that some ratherscrubbyconifers required protection they offered a management agreement, which was accepted.
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I still say that it will bescrubbyold sewage land.
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I think he will accept the fact that "scrubbies" and heavy workers are not able to draw the full allowance because they are not able to comply with the condition.
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