understory
英 [ˈʌn.dəˌstɔː.ri]
美 [-dɚˌstɔːr.i]
- n. 林下叶层；下层植被
英语词源
- understory (n.)
- in reference to forest vegetation, also under-story, 1902, from under + story (n.).
权威例句
- 1. Even more striking are the changes in the understory species.
- 更惊人的是林下植物品种的变化.
- 2. Groves of elderly aspen tremble in the wind, but no sprouts push up in the understory.
- 年老的白杨树丛在风中颤动, 下层植被却没有新树苗生长.
- 3. He would let it leap from the grass into the thicket to burn the understory shrubs.
- 他想让火从草地蔓入灌木丛,烧掉那些林下灌木.