scrubby

英 [ˈskrʌbi]

美 [ˈskrʌbi]

adj.  长满灌木和矮树的; 灌木丛生的; 低矮的; 矮小的

比较级：scrubbier　

BNC.33508 / COCA.25188

牛津词典

adj.

• 长满灌木和矮树的；灌木丛生的
  covered with small bushes and trees
  1. a scrubby hillside
     灌木丛生的山坡
• 低矮的；矮小的
  small and not fully developed
  1. scrubby vegetation
     灌木植被

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (地表)崎岖干燥的,灌木丛生的
  Scrubbyland is rough and dry and covered with scrub.
  1. ...the hot, scrubby hills of western Eritrea.
     厄立特里亚西部酷热而且灌木丛生的丘陵地带

英英释义

adj

• inferior in size or quality
  1. scrawny cattle
  2. scrubby cut-over pine
  3. old stunted thorn trees
  Synonym:scrawnystunted
• sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
  1. open scrubby woods
  Synonym:scrabbly

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