"boughs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 树枝（大）

Definition

树干上分出来的粗大主枝，比普通树枝更粗更结实。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Bough” 是正式或文学用语，日常英语会说 “branch”。在诗歌或故事中常见，指树上很粗大的枝干。不要与“branch”（普通树枝）混淆。“Bough” 听起来更诗意。常见表达：“the boughs of the tree”。

Examples

The children climbed the boughs of the old oak tree.

孩子们爬上了老橡树的**大树枝**。

Heavy snow broke several boughs last winter.

去年冬天，大雪压断了几根**大树枝**。

Birds built nests on the tallest boughs.

鸟儿在最高的**树枝**上筑巢。

The wind rustled the green boughs, making the whole tree sway.

风吹得绿**树枝**沙沙作响，整棵树都在摇晃。

She hung lanterns from the boughs for the garden party.

她在**树枝**上挂上灯笼，准备花园派对。

You can relax in the shade under the spreading boughs of that tree.

你可以在那棵树**大树枝**下的阴凉里休息。