词组 | garden |
释义 | garden /ˈɡɑːdn $ ˈɡɑːr-/ noun especially BrE the area of land next to a house, where there are flowers, grass, and other plantsadjectives/nouns + gardena beautiful/lovely garden The cottage has a beautiful garden with lots of pretty flowers.the front garden (=at the front of a house) Our house only has a small front garden.the back garden (=at the back of a house) The children are playing in the back garden.a flower/rose/vegetable/herb garden The vegetable garden has rows of cabbages and lettuces.a well-kept/tidy/neat garden The hotel is set in a well-kept garden.an overgrown garden (=covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled way) The garden is getting rather overgrown.a secluded garden (=private and quiet) There is a secluded garden where patients can sit.a kitchen garden (=where you grow vegetables, herbs etc) The kitchen garden supplies vegetables to the manor house.a walled garden (=with a wall around it) Walled gardens are good for growing fruit trees, because they protect the trees from the wind.a rock garden (=a garden with rocks that have plants growing between them) Alpine plants are suitable for rock gardens.verbswater the garden I need to water the garden – the soil is really dry.weed the garden (=remove unwanted wild plants) She was outside weeding the garden.do the garden informal (=take care of it by doing gardening) Grandad is too old to do the garden himself.plant a garden They planted a beautiful rose garden in her memory.design a garden Ask a professional to design your garden.garden + nounsa garden centre (=a shop selling plants and things for the garden) She has gone to the garden centre to get some new plants.a garden shed (=a small building in the garden for storing tools and equipment) The lawnmower is kept in the garden shed.a garden path/gate/wall Martin was waiting by the garden gate. | Elaine walked up the garden path and into the house.garden waste (=grass, leaves etc that you have cut and do not want) You can use garden waste to make compost.a garden pond (=a small area of water in a garden) The garden pond was full of fish.garden furniture BrE (=chairs and tables used in a garden) We bought some new garden furniture for summer barbecues.garden tools (=tools that you use for digging, planting etc in the garden) Choose the right garden tool and you’ll do the job properly.a garden hose (=a long rubber tube used for watering a garden) He accidentally left the garden hose running.a garden gnome (=a stone or plastic figure in a garden, which looks like a little old man with a pointed hat) Somebody had stolen one of their garden gnomes.prepositionsin the garden She is outside in the garden.phrases(at) the bottom of the garden (=the part furthest from the house) There was a big apple tree at the bottom of the garden.In American English, people usually say yard.THESAURUS: gardenareas and structures in a garden lawn an area of short grass in a garden: They were sitting on the front lawn of the house. flowerbed an area of ground where you grow flowers: The flowerbeds were full of roses. | The flowerbeds look well maintained. rockery BrE an area of a garden where there are rocks with small flowers growing between them: There was a rockery with some beautiful alpine plants. hedge a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, used for dividing one garden from another: There is a high hedge which hides the road. vegetable patch/plot also kitchen garden BrE a part of a garden where you grow vegetables: She has a vegetable patch where she grows a few lettuces and tomatoes. patio a flat stone area next to a house, where people sit outside: We had cocktails on the patio before dinner. pond a small area of water in a garden: Ponds are good for encouraging wildlife to come into the garden. water feature a small pool or structure with water running through it, used to make a garden look more attractive greenhouse a glass building where you can grow plants that need protection from the weather shed a small wooden building in a garden, where you can store things decking a flat wooden area in a garden, where people can sitwork you do in a garden cut the grass/mow the lawn to cut grass using a machine: I need to mow the lawn. trim a hedge to make a hedge look neater by cutting small pieces off it: Hedges need to be trimmed regularly in summer. cut back/prune shrubs to cut pieces off a bush in order to make it grow better: March is the ideal time for pruning roses. weed the flowerbeds/do some weeding to remove unwanted plants: Dad was doing some weeding. sow seeds to put seeds in the ground: The children had been sowing sunflower seeds. plant a plant/tree to put a plant or tree in the ground so that it will grow: They’d planted a row of cherry trees. deadhead plants to remove the dead or dying flowers from a plant: When deadheading roses, make sure you use sharp pruning scissors. |
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