branch, limb, bough, shoot
这些名词均含有“枝”之意。
1. branch : 普通用词,泛指树木比bough小一些的大枝或小枝,也可用于引申意义。
例如:The branch went completely dry this summer.(这条支流今年夏天完全干涸了。)
2. limb : 多指主枝或大枝。
例如:She sat on a limb of the tree and looked down.(她坐在一根大树枝上往下看。)
3. bough : 指主枝或粗大强壮的枝。
例如:A breeze sighed in the higher boughs.(微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。)
4. shoot : 指植物或灌木刚长出的新枝、嫩枝或嫩芽。
例如:transplant rice shoots (插秧)
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