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单词 greenhouse
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greenhouse

(griːnhaʊs)
Word forms: plural greenhouses
1. countable noun
A greenhouse is a glass building in which you grow plants that need to be protected from bad weather.
Synonyms: glasshouse, conservatory, hothouse More Synonyms of greenhouse
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Greenhouse means relating to or causing the greenhouse effect.

greenhouse in British English

(ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs)
noun
a building with transparent walls and roof, usually of glass, for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

greenhouse in American English

(ˈgrinˌhaʊs)
noun
1. 
a building made mainly of glass, in which the temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of delicate or out-of-season plants
adjective
2. 
of or contributing to the greenhouse effect
greenhouse gases

Examples of 'greenhouse' in a sentence
greenhouse

Farming insects results in considerably fewer greenhouse gases than most livestock.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The move was intended to reduce greenhouse gases, but although diesels produce less carbon dioxide they emit nitrogen dioxide.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A study into the amount of greenhouse gases produced to make food has tracked the process from farm to kitchen.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The livestock industry produces 18 per cent of man-made greenhouse gases.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Take the opportunity to wash glass on greenhouses and frames after a thaw.
The Sun (2011)
We must begin to reduce our production of the greenhouse gases.
Fisher, David E. Fire and Ice - the Greenhouse Effect, Ozone Depletion, and Nuclear Winter (1990)
The importance of the greenhouse effect is that it changes the shape of the global playing field.
Levenson, Thomas Ice Time: Climate, Science, and Life on Earth (1990)
The tip of each plant should also be removed when the main stem reaches the greenhouse roof.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some can be grown outdoors but others are only suitable for growing in a greenhouse.
The Sun (2014)
Garden centres sell mini greenhouses and cold frames that are perfect for the job.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Each of these processes involves the release of greenhouse gases.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She still jumps on the greenhouse roof when she sees a cat.
The Sun (2010)
Pinch out the growing tips of greenhouse cucumbers when they reach the top of their support.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Can you recommend a fig for growing in a greenhouse container?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The most memorable and contentious image has a horse and rider crashing through the glass of a greenhouse.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Scatter a shallow layer of horticultural grit over the top and leave the pots in a cold frame or cold greenhouse.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You want to cut greenhouse gases?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
If you have a cool greenhouse or conservatory, place them under the protection of glass.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Were these African countries unaware of the greenhouse effect?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The basic facts about the greenhouse effect are well-established.
Christianity Today (2000)
When they are an inch high, move to a cold frame or cold greenhouse.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The argument is that British money would reduce greenhouse gases that would otherwise have been emitted overseas.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And if the snow builds up on the greenhouse roof, remove it before it becomes too heavy.
The Sun (2015)
The way it is designed gives a nice greenhouse effect, with a lot of light and air and good visibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Unless you have a greenhouse to grow them on in, leave these well alone and come back in a month or so.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Pot them up - without covering the crowns in compost - and leave in a warm greenhouse or conservatory.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They are frost tender: grow them for most of the year in a conservatory or greenhouse, then place on the terrace during summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
To keep them in good condition, pick off any weak growth and fading flower stems, then place in a conservatory or greenhouse for the winter months.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
greenhouse

British English: greenhouse /ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs/ NOUN
A greenhouse is a glass building in which you grow plants that need to be protected from bad weather.
  • American English: greenhouse
  • Arabic: مُسْتَنْبَتٌ زُجَاجِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: estufa
  • Chinese: 温室
  • Croatian: staklenik
  • Czech: skleník
  • Danish: drivhus
  • Dutch: broeikas
  • European Spanish: invernadero
  • Finnish: kasvihuone
  • French: serre
  • German: Gewächshaus
  • Greek: θερμοκήπιο
  • Italian: serra
  • Japanese: 温室
  • Korean: 온실
  • Norwegian: drivhus
  • Polish: cieplarnia
  • European Portuguese: estufa
  • Romanian: seră
  • Russian: теплица
  • Latin American Spanish: invernadero
  • Swedish: växthus
  • Thai: เรือนกระจกสำหรับปลูกต้นไม้
  • Turkish: sera
  • Ukrainian: теплиця
  • Vietnamese: nhà kính

Chinese translation of 'greenhouse'

greenhouse

(ˈɡriːnhaus)

n (c)

  1. 暖房 (nuǎnfáng) (间(間), jiān)

cpd

  1. [gas, emissions] 温(溫)室 (wēnshì)
(noun) 
Definition
a building with glass walls and roof where plants are grown under controlled conditions
Take some cuttings and over-winter them in the greenhouse.
Synonyms
glasshouse
This kind of plant needs to be grown in a glasshouse.
conservatory
The plant is susceptible to frost but can be placed in a conservatory or greenhouse.
hothouse
Wilted plants thrive when well tended in a hothouse.
Seeglasshouse

Synonyms of 'greenhouse'

greenhouse

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