noun🔗Share截顶树, 截顶树木。 A pruned tree; the wood of such trees."The city workers shaped the willow trees into a line of pollards along the riverbank to control their growth and improve the view. "为了控制柳树的生长并改善河岸景观,城市工人们将柳树修剪成一排截顶树。plantagricultureenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share脱角雄鹿,落角雄鹿 A buck deer that has shed its antlers."During the winter months, we often see a pollard grazing in the field, easily identifiable by the smooth bumps where his antlers used to be. "在冬季,我们经常看到一头落角雄鹿在田野里吃草,很容易辨认,因为它头上长着光滑的圆包,那是它之前长角的地方。animalorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share无角品种,无角变种 A hornless variety of domestic animal, as cattle or goats."The farmer had a herd of pollard goats. "那个农场主养了一群无角山羊。animalagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鲬, 欧洲鲮鱼。 A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus), a kind of fish."While fishing in the river, I caught a pollard, a type of chub native to Europe. "在河里钓鱼时,我钓到了一条鲬鱼,也就是一种原产于欧洲的鲮鱼。fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share细粮, 上等麸皮 A fine grade of bran including some flour."The farmer mixed the animal feed, carefully adding the pollard to provide extra nutrients and fiber for the pigs. "农民混合饲料,小心地加入上等麸皮,为猪提供额外的营养和纤维。foodagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假币,劣币 A 13th-century European coin minted as a debased counterfeit of the sterling silver penny of Edward I of England, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed."The historian explained that a medieval merchant might have unknowingly accepted a seemingly legitimate silver penny, only to later discover it was a worthless pollard. "历史学家解释说,中世纪的商人可能在不知情的情况下收到一枚看似合法的银币,结果后来才发现那是一文不值的劣币 (liè bì)。historyeconomyvaluefinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share砍头,截枝。 To prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth."The gardener pollarded the old oak tree to encourage bushier growth. "园丁把那棵老橡树砍头截枝,以促进更茂盛的生长。agricultureplantnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading