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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

bush [buʃ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (plant) 灌木
  2. 2. noun [u] (scrubland) 荒野
    to beat about the bush
    拐弯抹角

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

bush [bʊʃ]
  1. 1. n.[c] [People] George Walker Bush 乔治·沃克·布什(1946-),美国第43任总统,是美国第41任总统乔治·赫伯特·沃克·布什儿子
    Bush has waged an unpopular war at home and abroad.
    小布什发动一场在国内外都不受欢迎的战争
  2. 2. n.[c] 灌木
    Then he threw his handkerchief into a bush.
    然后,他把他的手帕扔到了灌木丛中。
  3. 3. n.[c] [People] George Herbert Walker Bush 乔治·赫伯特·沃克·布什(1924-),美国第41任总统
    Bush was defeated after one term in office.
    老布什只担任了一届总统下台了。
  4. 4. n.[u] 原野荒野地
    He disappeared into the bush to prove his manhood.
    为了证明他的勇气消失灌木丛中。
  5. 5. n.[c] 丛林灌木丛
    Then he heard the rustling in the bushes behind him.
    然后,他听到身后灌木丛中传来沙沙响声
  6. 6. n.[u] 阴毛
    He pulled down her panties only to find a dark bush.
    扯下她的短衬裤结果看到一片阴毛
  7. 7. adjective [Slang] [American English] 次等的,二流
    Not pressing your shirt before a party is pretty bush.
    参加聚会前不熨衬衫是一件显得没有教养事情
  8. 8. vt. 加套管于,在……上加衬套

Collins English-English Dictionary

bush [bυʃ]
  1. 1. n [Canadian] an area of land on a farm on which timber is grown and cut bush lot woodlot
  2. 2. n a dense woody plant, smaller than a tree, with many branches arising from the lower part of the stem; shrub
  3. 3. n a dense cluster of such shrubs; thicket
  4. 4. n something resembling a bush, esp in density
    a bush of hair
  5. 5. n a forested area; woodland
  6. 6. n a fox's tail; brush
  7. 7. n [obsolete] a bunch of ivy hung as a vintner's sign in front of a tavern
  8. 8. n any tavern sign
  9. 9. adj [West African] [Spoken] ignorant or stupid, esp as considered typical of unwesternized rustic life
  10. 10. adj [US and Canadian] [Spoken] unprofessional, unpolished, or second-rate
  11. 11. vi. [intr] to grow thick and bushy
  12. 12. vt. [tr] to cover, decorate, support, etc, with bushes
  13. 13. vt. [Etymology] C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse buski, Old High German busc, Middle Dutch bosch; related to Old French bosc wood, Italian bosco
bush [bυʃ]
  1. 1. n bushing a thin metal sleeve or tubular lining serving as a bearing or guide
  2. 2. vb to fit a bush to (a casing, bearing, etc)
  3. 3. vb [Etymology] C15: from Middle Dutch busse box, bush; related to German Büchse tin, Swedish hjulbossa wheel-box, Late Latin buxis box1

Examples

Take a look at him, he is peeing by the bush!
看他呀,正在树丛旁小便呢!
When I was a child there was a wonderful rose bush there in the corner.
当我还是个小孩时,这个角落里有一片漂亮的蔷薇花丛。
My son was born with a bush of blond hair, just like me.
我儿子出生时有着浓密的金发,就跟我一样一样的。
George Bush Junior
[US] 小乔治·布什
George Bush this morning ordered 21,500 more US troops to Iraq to try to quell sectarian violence, but promised a war-weary public that "America's commitment is not open-ended".
今早布什派遣21500多名美军前往伊拉克平息宗派暴力事件。但他同时向厌倦了战争的公众承诺:美国的承诺不是无限制的。
This accusation was firmly denied by the Bush administration in court.
这项指控被布什政府在法庭上坚决否认了。
Fishing a bait in front of a submerged tree or bush often produces a good fish.
把诱饵放在水中的树木或树丛前面时经常会钓到大鱼。

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