coppice是什么意思？

coppice

英[ˈkɒpɪs] 美[ˈkɑpɪs]

• n. 矮林，小灌木林；

复数：coppices;

第三人称单数：coppices;

过去式：coppiced;

现在分词：coppicing;

例句

• It is best to coppice the trees in the winter before the sap rises. 最好在冬天树汁增多之前修剪这些树。
• ...the mixed coppice is an ideal habitat for nesting birds. 长有各种树木的矮树林是巢居鸟的理想栖息地。

词组

• coppice with standards

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  矮树林;灌木丛
  A coppice is a small group of trees growing very close to each other.
  例句
  ...coppices of willow. 小柳树林 ...the mixed coppice is an ideal habitat for nesting birds. 长有各种树木的矮树林是巢居鸟的理想栖息地。
• VERB
  修剪(使更美观或为获得木材)
  To coppice trees or bushes means to cut off parts of them, in order to make them look more attractive or to make it easier to obtain wood from them.
  例句
  It is best to coppice the trees in the winter before the sap rises. 最好在冬天树汁增多之前修剪这些树。 ...extensive oak woods with coppiced hazel and sweet chestnut. 其中长有修剪过的榛树和板栗树的一大片橡树林

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a dense growth of bushes