"scrubby" in Chinese (Traditional)
矮小多灌木的寒酸的
Definition
用來形容多灌木叢的地方,或指事物/人很虛弱、不起眼、不出色。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常用來形容多灌木的地形,也可以形容人或物“瘦弱、不起眼”。不是正面詞。別和“shabby”(破舊的)混淆。
Examples
The ground was dry and scrubby.
地面又乾又**矮小多灌木**。
We walked through a scrubby forest.
我們走過了一片**灌木叢生**的森林。
He was a scrubby little boy but very fast.
他是個**瘦小**的男孩,但跑得很快。
That field looks pretty scrubby after the drought.
那片田地經過乾旱後顯得很**荒涼多灌木**。
He always felt scrubby next to his tall brothers.
他在高個子的兄弟們旁邊總覺得自己很**弱小不起眼**。
The town was scrubby and really needed some care.
小鎮很**破舊荒涼**,確實需要修整。