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单词 shrubbery
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Definition of shrubbery in English:

shrubbery

nounPlural shrubberies ˈʃrʌb(ə)riˈʃrəb(ə)ri
  • An area in a garden planted with shrubs.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I caught sight of the familiar shrubbery and gardens, and even the shape of a monumental manor.
    • Eighteen private gardens at Wilmslow are being thrown open to the public tomorrow, offering a rare glimpse of beautiful herbaceous borders, shrubberies, water features, - and even a working steam railway!
    • The developers have included water features, seating area and shrubberies in the landscaped gardens which surround the scheme.
    • On the side away from the water, parklike characteristics continue, interspersed by well planted shrubberies, a small pond with stepping stones, and a leafy stream flowing out into the lake.
    • The garden and the small shrubberies to the front are attractive.
    • It was a very very large garden, with seats, and water features and shrubberies littered around it.
    • The trim roadside lawns with shrubberies and annuals both here and on the approach to Cork give a most optimistic expectation of what the town has to offer.
    • There is side access to the rear garden, which includes a decked patio area, border shrubbery and a lawn as well as a small shed.
    • The shrubbery replaced a hard area and was designed to prevent accidents at a blind corner where the city wall meets South Esplanade.
    • He started walking toward the light shrubbery surrounding the area.
    • The garden is split level with a paved area, a well manicured lawn and a shrubbery with water feature.
    • Mother was a very keen gardener and under her supervision we grew all our own vegetables and looked after the flower garden and shrubbery.
    • With a little shrubbery or plants, such fences can provide very attractive barriers along property lines.
    • The 97-foot rear garden is in lawn, with flowering plants and shrubbery.
    • Mature lawns surround Lakefield House while the manageable garden also features a shrubbery and rockeries as well as the two patio areas.
    • Low shrubbery, especially berry bushes that also provide a food source, makes an effective shelter.
    • To the front and rear of the house are lawns and shrubberies, but the grounds also contain two acres of young trees, a wildlife pond, mature woodland and banks of rhododendrons.
    • Grottos and ruins gave gardens a visual impact while ornamental shrubberies appealed to the emerging middle class.
    • Cleanliness and trash pickup are ongoing maintenance jobs, as is the upkeep of public gardens, shrubbery and flowers.
    • Specimens grown as trees in a shrubbery or semi-wild garden can be left to grow as they want, with branches removed only when access is required or they are dead or diseased.
    Synonyms
    bush, woody plant

Rhymes

blubbery, rubbery
 
 

Definition of shrubbery in US English:

shrubbery

nounˈʃrəb(ə)riˈSHrəb(ə)rē
  • 1Shrubs collectively.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The trees and shrubbery grew denser as I headed deeper into the forest.
    • We start our vigil crouched between miserably cold boulders, invisible save for a few tiny peepholes in dense shrubbery.
    • If it is dense enough, shrubbery can provide a home to ground-nesting birds such as doves and thrushes as well as small mammals like rabbits.
    • I can create living walls for garden rooms and fill huge spaces that would otherwise have been lawn with shrubbery.
    • I froze a moment and then ducked into some nearby shrubbery.
    • The site included maintained lawns, native shrubbery, glass-houses, and outbuildings and is host to a large population of redbacks.
    • Fiona was lodged between the building and James, her left shoulder buried in the dirt while musty shrubbery hovered precariously above her.
    • The object reportedly left behind some irregularly-spaced indentations in the ground, and scorched shrubbery.
    • Van der Beesen's gray mustache is, like Dutch shrubbery, both voluminous and perfectly tidy.
    • Crawling through some shrubbery and finding yourself face to face with a Vietnamese soldier induces fear.
    • He could only assume that such shrubbery was meant to conceal the entrance into the cave, so it only made sense to feel around along the face of the cliff.
    • The gardens to the front and rear are well maintained with plenty of mature shrubbery and a greenhouse.
    • The night wind howled, whipping at tree branches and shrubbery.
    • Amid the shallow valley trees and tangled, sickly shrubbery was a massive boulder that had in ages past been cast down from a nearby rocky mount.
    • There in front of the ever-present conifer shrubbery, I worked a bag of composted cow manure into the ground.
    • Next to the house was shrubbery, always trimmed, never too short or too long, always perfect.
    • Vegetable seeds, flower seeds, and I think the seedlings for a small hedge so that Minerva could line her walkway with shrubbery.
    • Protection from afternoon sun may also be given by fences, shrubbery or screens.
    • Care should be taken when designing roses into the landscape which are next to solid structures like fences, buildings or even large, dense shrubbery.
    • The same dense shrubbery, tall trees, and grasses that shelter passing wildlife also provide nesting places for a variety of creatures.
    1. 1.1 An area planted with shrubs.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Low shrubbery, especially berry bushes that also provide a food source, makes an effective shelter.
      • The garden and the small shrubberies to the front are attractive.
      • The garden is split level with a paved area, a well manicured lawn and a shrubbery with water feature.
      • Grottos and ruins gave gardens a visual impact while ornamental shrubberies appealed to the emerging middle class.
      • It was a very very large garden, with seats, and water features and shrubberies littered around it.
      • Specimens grown as trees in a shrubbery or semi-wild garden can be left to grow as they want, with branches removed only when access is required or they are dead or diseased.
      • The developers have included water features, seating area and shrubberies in the landscaped gardens which surround the scheme.
      • There is side access to the rear garden, which includes a decked patio area, border shrubbery and a lawn as well as a small shed.
      • Mother was a very keen gardener and under her supervision we grew all our own vegetables and looked after the flower garden and shrubbery.
      • He started walking toward the light shrubbery surrounding the area.
      • Cleanliness and trash pickup are ongoing maintenance jobs, as is the upkeep of public gardens, shrubbery and flowers.
      • The shrubbery replaced a hard area and was designed to prevent accidents at a blind corner where the city wall meets South Esplanade.
      • Eighteen private gardens at Wilmslow are being thrown open to the public tomorrow, offering a rare glimpse of beautiful herbaceous borders, shrubberies, water features, - and even a working steam railway!
      • On the side away from the water, parklike characteristics continue, interspersed by well planted shrubberies, a small pond with stepping stones, and a leafy stream flowing out into the lake.
      • To the front and rear of the house are lawns and shrubberies, but the grounds also contain two acres of young trees, a wildlife pond, mature woodland and banks of rhododendrons.
      • With a little shrubbery or plants, such fences can provide very attractive barriers along property lines.
      • The 97-foot rear garden is in lawn, with flowering plants and shrubbery.
      • Mature lawns surround Lakefield House while the manageable garden also features a shrubbery and rockeries as well as the two patio areas.
      • The trim roadside lawns with shrubberies and annuals both here and on the approach to Cork give a most optimistic expectation of what the town has to offer.
      • I caught sight of the familiar shrubbery and gardens, and even the shape of a monumental manor.
      Synonyms
      bush, woody plant
 
 
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