读音

/baʊ/

释义

• 名词: 树枝；树干的一部分。例如: “The bird perched on a high bough of the oak tree.”
• 动词: （古英语用法）砍伐树枝。例如: “In olden times, people would bough trees for firewood.”

短语

• “Break a bough” 指折断一根树枝。
• “Boughs of holly” 通常指的是冬青树枝，常用于节日装饰。

例句

• 名词: “The wind swayed the heavy boughs in the storm.”
• 动词: “He used an axe to bough down some small branches for kindling.”

同义词

• Branch
• Twig
• Limb
• Rung (特定情况下，如树上的横木)