bush

noun

1. 灌木
   a plant that grows thickly with several hard stems coming up from the root
   1. a rose bush
      玫瑰丛
   2. holly bushes
      冬青树丛
2. 灌木状的东西（尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛）
   a thing that looks like a bush, especially an area of thick hair or fur
3. （尤指非洲和澳大利亚的）荒野；（新西兰未被砍伐的）林区
   an area of wild land that has not been cleared, especially in Africa and Australia; in New Zealand an area where the forest has not been cleared

1. N-COUNT 灌木；灌木丛
   A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.
   1. Trees and bushes grew down to the water's edge.
      树和灌木丛一直长到了水边。
2. N-SING （热带国家未开发的）荒野地带，丛林地带
   The wild, uncultivated parts of some hot countries are referred to as the bush.
   1. They walked through the dense Mozambican bush for thirty six hours...
      他们花了36个小时穿过茂密的莫桑比克丛林。
   2. The jeep was found lying in thick bush.
      人们发现吉普车翻倒在一处茂密的丛林里。
3. PHRASE 拐弯抹角；旁敲侧击
   If you tell someone not to beat about the bush, you mean that you want them to tell you something immediately and quickly, rather than in a complicated, indirect way.
   1. Stop beating about the bush. What's he done?
      别再拐弯抹角了，他到底干了什么？

1. Trees and bushes grew down to the water's edge.
   树和灌木丛一直长到了水边。
2. They walked through the dense Mozambican bush for thirty six hours
   他们花了36个小时穿过茂密的莫桑比克丛林。
3. The jeep was found lying in thick bush.
   人们发现吉普车翻倒在一处茂密的丛林里。
4. Stop beating about the bush. What's he done?
   别再拐弯抹角了，他到底干了什么？
5. There was no evidence to link the brigade to any conspiracy against Mr Bush.
   没有证据表明这帮人对布什先生图谋不轨。
6. A jay emerged from the juniper bush in a flash of blue feathers.
   只见亮闪闪的蓝色羽毛一闪，一只松鸦从刺柏丛中钻了出来。
7. The Bush Foundation has funded a variety of faculty development programs
   布什基金会已经资助了许多教员发展项目。
8. I was to go to the very top floor of Bush House in Aldwych.
   我正要去奥尔德威治的布什大厦最顶层。
9. You have to prune a bush if you want fruit
   如果想让灌木结果，就必须进行修剪。
10. He raced ahead up into the bush, barking and snarling
    它嗥叫着冲向前，一头钻进了灌木丛。
11. Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
    用至少4加仑的水浸湿每株灌木周围的土。
12. President Bush has ended the stalemate over moves to cut the country's budget deficit
    布什总统已结束了在削减国家预算赤字的措施上形成的僵局。
13. The ceasefire itself could prove stillborn if rebel units in the bush keep on fighting.
    如果丛林地带的叛军继续开火，那停火协议本身就可能起不到任何作用。
14. Abroad, Mr Bush was seen as a world statesman
    在国外，布什先生被看作一位国际上举足轻重的政治家。
15. Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.
    道格要给我讲几个他到荒野地区旅行的奇遇故事。
16. If there's anything you want to say, don't beat about the bush and just say it out.
    有什么话就直说吧！别兜圈子了。
17. Mr. Bush has entered and hosted the White House.
    布什先生入主白宫。
18. He didn't beat about the bush, but came straight to the heart of the problem.
    他单刀直入，一下子指出了问题的要害。
19. Please get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.
    请直说吧，不必拐弯抹角！
20. The bush acted as a cushion to my fall.
    矮树丛缓冲了我的下跌。
21. “ To see every bush and tree on Mount Bagong as an enemy soldier ” is an example of misconception.
    “八公山上，草木皆兵”，是错觉之一例。
22. I was probably off the road, behind a bush, answering a call of nature.
    那时我可能刚巧离开公路，到树丛后面解手去了。
23. This bush flowers in the spring.
    这个灌木丛在春天开花。
24. There is no sense in beating around the bush.
    拐弯抹角说话没有意义。
25. Instead of answering my question he began to beat about the bush.
    他没有回答我的问题，给我兜起圈子来了。
26. His horse took the bit between its teeth and made off through the bush.
    他的马不服驾驭，穿过树丛逃跑了。
27. Bush is the incumbent president of the United states.
    布什是美国现任总统。
28. Shall I prune this bush down? it's beginning to shut out some light from the house.
    我把这树丛剪短些好吗？它开始遮挡屋子的光线了。
29. Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!
    别拐弯抹角，直截了当地说吧！

n.

beat about the bush

• 拐弯抹角地讲话；绕圈子
  to talk about sth for a long time without coming to the main point
  1. Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.
     别绕来绕去了，告诉我你想要什么吧。

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

• 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林（满足于现有的总比因过分追求而失去一切好）
  it is better to keep sth that you already have than to risk losing it by trying to get much more

noun

1. hair growing in the pubic area

   Synonym:    pubic haircrotch hair

2. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

   Synonym:    scrubchaparral

3. a large wilderness area

4. a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

   Synonym:    shrub

verb

1. provide with a bushing

adj

1. not of the highest quality or sophistication

   Synonym:    bush-league