understory

英 美 ['ʌndɚ,stɔri; 'ʌndɚ,stori]
  • n. 林下叶层;下层植被

英文词源


understory (n.)
in reference to forest vegetation, also under-story, 1902, from under + story (n.).

双语例句


1. Even more striking are the changes in the understory species.
更惊人的是林下植物品种的变化.

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2. Groves of elderly aspen tremble in the wind, but no sprouts push up in the understory.
年老的白杨树丛在风中颤动, 下层植被却没有新树苗生长.

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3. He would let it leap from the grass into the thicket to burn the understory shrubs.
他想让火从草地蔓入灌木丛,烧掉那些林下灌木.

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