Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense gardens, present participle gardening, past tense, past participle gardened
1N-COUNT (住宅旁的)花园,菜园,庭园,园子(美国英语中表示此义时常用yard,而garden仅用来指花园和菜园) In British English, a garden is a piece of land next to a house, with flowers, vegetables, other plants, and often grass. In American English, the usual word is yard, and a garden refers only to land which is used for growing flowers and vegetables. (住宅旁的)花园,菜园,庭园,园子(美国英语中表示此义时常用yard,而garden仅用来指花园和菜园)
2VERB 干园艺活;种植花木 If you garden, you do work in your garden such as weeding or planting. 干园艺活;种植花木
Jim gardened at the homes of friends on weekends. [VERB]
吉姆周末帮忙打理朋友家的花园。
gardening
I have taken up gardening again.
我又开始干起了园艺活。
3N-PLURAL 公园Gardens are places like a park that have areas of plants, trees, and grass, and that people can visit and walk around. 公园
The Gardens are open from 10.30am until 5pm.
公园从上午10点半到下午5点之间开放。
...Kensington Gardens.
肯辛顿公园
4N-IN-NAMES (用于街名)园,街,广场Gardens is sometimes used as part of the name of a street. (用于街名)园,街,广场
He lives at 9, Acacia Gardens.
他住在金合欢街9号。
Quotations
We must cultivate our gardensVoltaireCandide
God Almighty first planted a garden, and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasuresFrancis BaconEssays
The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's Heart in a garden Than anywhere else on earthDorothy Frances GurneyGod's Garden
Paradise haunts gardens, and some gardens are paradisesDerek JarmanDerek Jarman's Garden
If you would be happy for a week, take a wife; if you would be happy for a month, kill your pig; but if you would be happy all your life, plant a gardenChinese proverb
➡ see also yardADJECTIVE | VERB + GARDEN | GARDEN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤beautiful, lovely, pretty美麗的/可愛的/漂亮的花園▸➤lush繁茂的花園▸➤landscaped, manicured園林化的庭園;修剪過的花園◇a large country house with beautiful landscaped gardens有漂亮的園林式花園的鄉間別墅➤big, large大花園▸➤small, tiny小花園▸➤back, front (both especially BrE) 後花園;房前花園◇They hang out washing in their back gardens. (BrE) 他們在後花園晾曬衣服。➤backyard (NAmE) 後院的花園◇These flowers brighten up backyard gardens all over the country.這些花使全國各地的後院花園煥發光彩。➤flower, herb, kitchen, rose, vegetable花園;藥草園;自用菜園;玫瑰園;菜園◇Most of the hotel's salads are grown in its own kitchen garden.酒店的大多數色拉是用自己菜園種的菜做的。➤rock, water假山庭園;水上公園◇a rock garden with an astonishing variety of alpine plants高山植物種類繁多的假山庭園➤cottage, country, formal, town, walled鄉居花園;鄉間花園;佈局規整的花園;市區公園;有圍牆的花園◇plants suitable for a small town garden適合小型城鎮公園種植的植物➤community, private, public社區/私人/公共花園▸➤botanic, botanical植物園▸➤beer啤酒園VERB + GARDEN➤create, design, lay out, plan建造花園;設計花園;安排花園佈局;規劃庭園◇She has created a garden out of a wilderness.她把一片荒野變成了一座花園。◇We got someone to design the garden for us.我們請了人為我們設計花園。◇The garden is laid out in 18th-century style.這個花園的設計風格是 18 世紀的。➤plant在花園中種植花木◇We planted the garden with wild flowers.我們在花園中種了野花。➤dig, do, tend, tidy, tidy up, weed翻耕花園;整理庭園;收拾花園;除去園中雜草◇Weekends were spent tending the garden.週末的時間都花在打理花園上。➤cultivate, grow, keep, maintain開墾園地;在花園裏種植;收拾花園;維護花園◇Old Mr Kenyon still keeps a garden.基恩老先生依然留有一個花園。➤water給花園澆水◇Maggie unwound the hose and watered the garden.瑪吉把捲着的水管放開澆花園。➤overlook俯瞰花園◇The house overlooks the garden.從這座房子可以俯瞰花園。GARDEN + NOUN➤flower, plant園藝花卉/植物▸➤soil庭園土壤▸➤pest園中的害蟲◇aphids, one of the commonest garden pests蚜蟲 - 最常見的庭園害蟲中的一種➤hose, tools園藝膠管/工具▸➤gate, path, shed, wall花園門;庭園小徑;園中小屋;花園的牆▸➤gnome (= for decoration)(裝飾花園的)守護精靈像▸➤furniture, seat庭園傢具;園中的座椅▸➤centre/center, store (NAmE) (兼售園藝工具、肥料等的)花卉商店◇We got the gravel at our local garden store.我們是在當地的花卉商店買的礫石。➤party庭園聚會PREPOSITION➤in a/the garden, into a/the garden在花園中;進入花園◇Mary's out in the garden.瑪麗在外面花園裏。PHRASES➤the bottom of the garden, the end of the garden花園盡頭
garden noun ⇨garden1 (a back garden)⇨garden2 (a rose garden)⇨park (visit the botanical gardens)garden1
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a back garden后院a rose garden玫瑰园parkvisit the botanical gardensgarden ♦︎ yard ♦︎ grounds ♦︎ backyard ♦︎ park ♦︎ parklandThese are all words for a piece of land that belongs to a house.这些词均表示住宅旁的院子、庭院。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the garden / the yard / the grounds / the backyard / the park / parkland◆(a) beautiful / landscaped garden / yard / grounds / backyard / park / parkland◆(an) extensive garden / grounds / park / parkland◆the front / back garden / yard■garden [countable] (BrE) a piece of land next to or around a house, usually with a lawn(= an area of grass)and often with trees, bushes and flower beds(住宅旁或周围常带草坪的)园圃,园地◆They sat in the garden and enjoyed the sunshine.他们坐在花园里享受阳光。◆Ease of cultivation makes it one of the best garden plants.便于种植使它成为最佳的园艺植物之一。 see also gardens ⇨ park■yard [countable] (NAmE) a garden园圃;园地◆I had to cut the grass in the yard.我得修剪院子里的草。◆They have a gorgeous old oak tree in their front yard.他们的前院里有一株非常漂亮的老橡树。ⓘ In British English a yard is an area outside a building with a hard surface and no grass.在英式英语中,yard指建筑物外的硬质地面、不长草的庭院。 see also yard ⇨ courtyard■grounds [plural] the land or gardens around a large building that belong to it(建筑物周围附设的)场地,庭院,花园◆They scrambled over the wall and into the embassy grounds.他们翻墙进入使馆的院子。◆Concerts are often held in the grounds of the castle.音乐会经常在那座城堡的庭院里举行。■backyard ( back yard) [countable] (NAmE) a garden behind a house屋后园圃;后院◆The kids were out playing in the backyard.孩子们在屋后的园子玩耍。ⓘ In British English, a backyard is an area with a hard surface (and no grass) behind a house, often surrounded by a wall.在英式英语中,backyard指屋后硬质地面、不长草、常有围墙的后院◆ (BrE) They lived in a little terraced house with a backyard behind it and a tiny garden in front.他们住在一栋小排房中,带个后院,前面有个小花园。■park [countable] (BrE) an enclosed area of land, usually with fields and trees, attached to a large country house(乡村大宅附设的,通常有田地树木的)庄园,庭院◆The cottage is set within the park of a country house.那间小屋位于一栋乡间别墅的庄园里。 see also park ⇨ park■parkland [uncountable] (BrE) open land with grass and trees, for example around a large house in the country(乡村大宅等周围的)有草木的开阔地◆The house stands in 500 acres of rolling parkland.那所房子周围有500英亩起伏不平的绿地。garden2
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a back garden后院a rose garden玫瑰园parkvisit the botanical gardensgarden ♦︎ bed ♦︎ allotment ♦︎ border ♦︎ patch ♦︎ kitchen gardenThese are all words for a small piece of land where you can grow things such as flowers, fruit and vegetables.这些词均表示花坛、果园、菜园。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a garden / a bed / an allotment / a border / a patch / a kitchen garden◆a flower / rose garden / bed◆a vegetable garden / patch■garden [countable] (especially NAmE) a part of the piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow things such as flowers, fruit and vegetables(住宅旁或周围的)园圃,花园,果园,菜园◆They planted a garden of woodland plants that were native to the area.他们在园圃中种植了一些当地原产的林生植物。ⓘ This is the usual meaning of garden in American English; in British English, garden is only used in this meaning in compounds.在美式英语中,garden通常作此义;在英式英语中,garden作此义时仅用于复合词中◆ (BrE, NAmE) a flower / rose / vegetable garden花园;玫瑰园;菜园■bed [countable] an area of ground in a garden or park for growing plants, especially flowers苗圃;菜园;(尤指)花坛◆Raised flower beds are ideal for people in wheelchairs.凸起的花坛对坐轮椅的人来说非常方便。■allotmentəˈlɒtmənt; NAmEəˈlɑːtmənt [countable] (especially BrE) a small area of land in a town which a person can rent in order to grow vegetables or other plants on it(城镇居民可以租来种菜或其他植物的)小块菜地,小块土地◆She grew beautiful flowers on her allotment.她在她的小园地种上了漂亮的花。■border [countable] a strip of soil along the edge of an area of grass in a garden, which is planted with flowers or other plants(花园里草坪边上的)狭长花坛,绿化带◆The back garden is mostly lawn with herbaceous borders.后院主要是草坪,草坪四边种有草本植物。■patch [countable] (in compounds构成复合词) a small piece of land, especially one used for growing vegetables or fruit that grows on or near the ground小块土地;(尤指)菜地,果园◆We had a strawberry patch beside the greenhouse.在温室旁我们有一块草莓圃。 see also plot ⇨ landnoun2■ˌkitchen ˈgarden [countable] a part of a garden where you grow vegetables and fruit for your own use家庭菜园;花园中辟作种蔬果的一角◆Herbs and seasonal vegetables are picked fresh from our own kitchen garden.可以从我们自己的果菜园采摘新鲜的香草和当季蔬菜。