The meanders of a prattling brook, were shaded with straggling willows and alder trees.是什么意思？

The meanders of a prattling brook, were shaded with straggling willows and alder trees.

一条小河蜿蜒掩映在稀疏的柳树和桤树的树荫间,淙淙作响.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

meanders

n. 曲径( meander的名词复数 )，迂回曲折的旅程；v. （指溪流、河流等）蜿蜒而流( meander的第三人称单数 )；

例句
A rural single railway track meanders through the valley...
一条乡间的单轨铁路从山谷间曲折地穿过。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

prattling

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例句
The meanders of a prattling brook, were shaded with straggling willows and alder trees.
一条小河蜿蜒掩映在稀疏的柳树和桤树的树荫间,淙淙作响.

brook

vt. 容忍，忍受；n. 小溪；

例句
...the Bow Brook which forms the western boundary of the wood...
构成了这片树林西部边界的鲍溪

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

shaded

v. 遮蔽住，使阴暗（shade的过去式和过去分词），险胜，加灯罩，画阴影于…之上；adj. 有阴影的，颜色较深的，加深的；

例句
...balconies shaded with latticework which lets in air but not light.
用斜格木架遮阴和通风的阳台

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

straggling

adj. 脱离队伍的，落后的；v. 蔓延( straggle的现在分词 )，散漫，落伍，落后；

例句
They came straggling up the cliff road...
他们零零散散地沿着悬崖小路走上来。

willows

n. 柳树( willow的名词复数 )，柳木；

例句
The meanders of a prattling brook, were shaded with straggling willows and alder trees.
一条小河蜿蜒掩映在稀疏的柳树和桤树的树荫间,淙淙作响.

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

alder

n. 桤木；

例句
Modification for synthetic purposes on the Diels - Alder adducts 56 and 62 has only rarely been considered.
为了达到合成的目的,对Diels-Alder加 成物(56)和(62)加以改造的问题很少有人考虑.

trees

n. 树（ tree的名词复数 ），乔木，树状图，世系图；

例句
...Christmas trees decorated with coloured baubles.
缀满各色小饰物的圣诞树