英语词汇“yew”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	yew
释义	Trends of yew View usage for: yew (juː) Word forms: plural yews variable noun A yew or a yew tree is an evergreen tree. It has sharp leaves which are broad and flat, and red berries. Yew is the wood of this tree. yew in British English (juː) noun 1. any coniferous tree of the genus Taxus, of the Old World and North America, esp T. baccata, having flattened needle-like leaves, fine-grained elastic wood, and solitary seeds with a red waxy aril resembling berries: family Taxaceae 2. the wood of any of these trees, used to make bows for archery 3. archery a bow made of yew Word origin Old English īw; related to Old High German īwa, Old Norse ӯr yew, Latin ūva grape, Russian iva willow yew in American English (ju) noun 1. a. any of a genus (Taxus) of evergreen shrubs and trees of the yew family, having red, cuplike, waxy cones containing a single seed, broad, flattened leaves that are needles, and fine-grained, elastic wood b. the wood, used esp. for making archers' bows 2. Archaic an archer's bow of yew adjective 3. designating a family (Taxaceae) of resinous evergreen conifers with needlelike leaves, including ground hemlock Word origin ME ew < OE iw, eow, akin to Ger eibe (OHG iwa) < IE (e)iwā- < base ei-, reddish > L uva, grape: orig. name because of color of the wood Image of yew © Richard Peterson, shutterstock Examples of 'yew' in a sentence yew The same applies to yew and box hedges. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But he had no memory of any yew tree in the grounds. Begg, Ean & Rich, Deike On the Trail of Merlin - a guide to the Celtic mystery tradition (1991) Box and yew topiary is particularly suitable for tiny spaces as it provides form and greenery all year round. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They'll also provide screening while the yew and box plants are getting established. Times, Sunday Times (2015) On yew trees, the first male flowers are appearing beneath the dark green leaves. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In the music gardens, box and yew shapes form the symbolic patterns of notes and musical instruments. Times, Sunday Times (2006) To find the Centre turn right down the hill just before the yew wood at the south end. Perring, Franklyn A Guide to Britain's Conservation Heritage (1991) A yew tree lost in the build has been turned into a curved bookcase and a mottled sliding door. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The whole yew tree is poisonous, except for the pulp of the fleshy red berries that adorn it in autumn. Times, Sunday Times (2014) She asked me to make a garden of dark green with lots of clipped yew trees and one which would recall Rome. Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994) Part the twigs and stems of an outwardly verdant yew or box hedge and you'll see that only the tips have green leaves. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A clipped yew hedge behind wrought-iron railings sets the period town house back from the street. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Chalk grassland, scrub, and deciduous woodland with box and yew. Perring, Franklyn A Guide to Britain's Conservation Heritage (1991) Word lists with yew tree, wood In other languages yew British English: yew /juː/ NOUN A yew or a yew tree is an evergreen tree. It has sharp leaves which are broad and flat, and red berries. American English: yew Arabic: طَقْسُوس Brazilian Portuguese: teixo Chinese: 紫杉 Croatian: tisa Czech: tis Danish: taks Dutch: taxusboom European Spanish: tejo Finnish: marjakuusi French: if German: Eibe Greek: ήμερο έλατο Italian: tasso Japanese: イチイ Korean: 주목 Norwegian: barlind Polish: cis European Portuguese: teixo Romanian: tisă Russian: тис Latin American Spanish: tejo Swedish: idegran Thai: ต้นไม้ที่เขียวตลอดปี Turkish: porsuk ağacı Ukrainian: тис Vietnamese: cây thủy tùng
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