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pollard

/ˈpɒl.əd/ /ˈpɑ.lɚd/

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noun

截顶树, 截顶树木。

A pruned tree; the wood of such trees.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

脱角雄鹿，落角雄鹿

A buck deer that has shed its antlers.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

无角品种，无角变种

A hornless variety of domestic animal, as cattle or goats.

Examples :

"The farmer had a herd of pollard goats. "

那个农场主养了一群无角山羊。

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noun

鲬, 欧洲鲮鱼。

A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus), a kind of fish.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

细粮, 上等麸皮

A fine grade of bran including some flour.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

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.

Examples :

"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)。

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verb

砍头，截枝。

To prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth.

Examples :

"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。

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