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shrub

/ʃɹʌb/

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noun

灌木，矮树。

A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

Examples :

"The gardener trimmed the overgrown shrub near the front door, making it look neat and tidy. "

园丁修剪了前门附近那棵长得过于茂盛的灌木丛，让它看起来整洁多了。

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verb

修剪，剪除

To lop; to prune.

Examples :

"Every spring, my father would shrub the overgrown rose bushes in the garden to encourage new growth. "

每年春天，我父亲都会修剪花园里那些长得太茂盛的玫瑰丛，以促进它们生长新的枝条。

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verb

发音错误, 错读。

(Kenyan English) To mispronounce a word by replacing its consonant sound(s) with another or others of a similar place of articulation.

Examples :

"My friend often shrubs the word "schedule," saying "schoodle" instead. "

我的朋友经常把 "schedule" 这个词读错音，比如他会把它读成 "schoodle"，听起来像是故意把辅音发错一样.

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noun

果汁甜酒，水果甜酒。

A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur.

Examples :

"After a long day gardening, Maria refreshed herself with a cool glass of homemade shrub, its tangy lemon flavor a perfect counterpoint to the summer heat. "

在花园里劳作了一整天后，玛丽亚喝了一杯自制的冰镇果汁甜酒来解暑，那酸甜的柠檬味道与夏日酷暑形成了完美的对比。

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