单词 | bush |
释义 | Word Frequency bush 1(bʊʃ) noun 1. a dense woody plant, smaller than a tree, with many branches arising from the lower part of the stem; shrub 2. a dense cluster of such shrubs; thicket 3. something resembling a bush, esp in density a bush of hair 4. the bush 5. Canadian an area of land on a farm on which timber is grown and cut Also called: bush lot, woodlot 6. a forested area; woodland 7. the bush 8. a fox's tail; brush 9. obsolete a. a bunch of ivy hung as a vintner's sign in front of a tavern b. any tavern sign 10. beat about the bush adjective 11. Australian and New Zealand informal rough-and-ready 12. West Africa informal ignorant or stupid, esp as considered typical of unwesternized rustic life 13. US and Canadian informal unprofessional, unpolished, or second-rate 14. go bush verb 15. (intransitive) to grow thick and bushy 16. (transitive) to cover, decorate, support, etc, with bushes 17. bush it Word origin C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse buski, Old High German busc, Middle Dutch bosch; related to Old French bosc wood, Italian boscoWord Frequency bush 2(bʊʃ) noun 1. Also called (esp US and Canadian): bushing a thin metal sleeve or tubular lining serving as a bearing or guide verb 2. to fit a bush to (a casing, bearing, etc) Word origin C15: from Middle Dutch busse box, bush; related to German Büchse tin, Swedish hjulbōssa wheel-box, Late Latin buxis box1Word Frequency Bush(bʊʃ) noun 1. George. (1924–2018), US Republican politician; vice president of the US (1981–89): 41st president of the US (1989–93) 2. his son, George W(alker). born 1946, US Republican politician; 43rd president of the US (2001–09) 3. Kate. born 1958, English singer and songwriter: her recordings include "Wuthering Heights" (1978), Hounds of Love (1985), and Aerial (2005) |
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