shrub學測 L6KK [ˈʃrʌb] ｜ /ˈʃrʌb/
灌木；矮樹叢
閱讀測驗常見的校園灌木字
The gardener trimmed the shrubs into a neat row along the path.
園丁把灌木修剪成一整排，沿著小徑排列整齊。
一個畫面：及腰叢生
及腰高度植株通常只到腰部或肩膀高
多莖叢生從底部長出好幾根木質莖
修剪成籬剪整齊排成一排當圍籬
妝點庭院種在庭院或步道邊做造景
義項
庭院灌木B2noun灌木；矮樹叢
She planted a row of shrubs along the fence to provide privacy for her backyard.
她沿著圍籬種了一排灌木，讓後院多一點隱私。
a row of shrubstrim the shrubsornamental shrubs
片語
trim the shrubs修剪整齊 →把灌木修剪整齊
a row of shrubs一排灌木 →排成一列的灌木
flowering shrub開花灌木 →會開花的灌木
ornamental shrub造景灌木 →用來造景的灌木
你會不會這樣說？
shrub 與 scrub 拼字只差一個字母，何者是名詞『灌木』？(A) shrub (B) scrub
看答案
(A)
shrub 是灌木，scrub 常作動詞指用力刷洗，兩字僅差一個字母。
shrub 通常比喬木（tree）矮還是高？
看答案
矮
shrub 高度大約只有0.6到1.8公尺，比喬木矮小許多。
字族
shrubbery 灌木叢；灌木林・shrubby 灌木狀的；多灌木的