| 单词 | bush-water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbush-water bush-water n. rain water that collects in the low-lying parts of tropical forests. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > still or standing water > [noun] > in tropical forests bush-water1808 1808 Ann. Reg. 1806 (Otridge ed.) Characters 856/1 Some were cutting wood for firing—some collecting the bush-water with a calabash. 1871 E. Jenkins Coolie ix. 120 That strange ebonised ‘bush-water’, which..anon curls and eddies round us like the smiles on a Negro's face. 1891 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Feb. 383 The plantations..were surrounded by four dams or embankments;..one behind to exclude the ‘bush water’, the accumulated rain of the interior. < as lemmas |
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