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The word "garden" can be used as a noun referring to an area of land next to a house, used for growing flowers, vegetables, or just grass. It can also function as a verb, meaning to cultivate or work in a garden. Additionally, "gardens" can refer to public parks or be part of street names.
The word "garden" refers to a piece of land next to a house used for growing plants, flowers, or vegetables. It can also be used as a verb meaning to tend to a garden or be involved in gardening.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](住宅旁的)花园,菜园,庭园,园子(美国英语中表示此义时常用yard,而garden仅用来指花园和菜园) In British English, a garden is a piece of land next to a house, with flowers, vegetables, other plants, and often grass. In American English, the usual word is yard, and a garden refers only to land which is used for growing flowers and vegetables.
...the most beautiful garden on Earth.
世界上最漂亮的花园
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[VERB 动词]干园艺活;种植花木 If you garden, you do work in your garden such as weeding or planting.
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Jim gardened at the homes of friends on weekends.
吉姆周末帮忙打理朋友家的花园。
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I have taken up gardening again.
我又开始干起了园艺活。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]公园Gardens are places like a park that have areas of plants, trees, and grass, and that people can visit and walk around.
The Gardens are open from 10.30am until 5pm.
公园从上午10点半到下午5点之间开放。
...Kensington Gardens.
肯辛顿公园
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[N-IN-NAMES 名称名词](用于街名)园,街,广场Gardens is sometimes used as part of the name of a street.
He lives at 9, Acacia Gardens.
他住在金合欢街9号。
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gardengardensgardenedgardeningnoun★ _garden_labels_comp.jpg _garden.jpg 1★[countable ]( BrE) (NAmEyard)a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc, usually with a lawn(= an area of grass)(住宅旁或周围的)庭园,花园,果园,菜园◆a front/back garden前╱后花园◆children playing in the garden在花园里玩耍的孩子◆garden flowers/plants园艺花卉╱植物◆out in the garden在户外的花园里◆a rose garden (= where only rosesare grown) 玫瑰园☞see also
kitchen garden
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rock garden
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roof garden
2★[countable ]( NAmE) an area in a yard where you grow flowers or plants 庭园;园子3★[countable ](usuallygardens )a public park 公园◆the botanical gardens in Edinburgh爱丁堡的植物园☞see also
zoological garden
4gardens[singular ](abbr.Gdns )( BrE) used in the name of streets (用于街名)园,街,广场◆39 Belvoir Gardens贝尔沃街 39 号IDIOMeverything in the garden is ˈrosy( BrE) ( saying) everything is fine 一切都好;事事如意☞more at
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1v.verb _creativehobbies_comp.jpg _gardening.jpg [intransitive ]to work in a garden 做园艺工作;种植花木▶gar·den·ergardenergardeners/ˈɡɑːdnə(r); NAmEˈɡɑːrdnər/noun◆My wife's a keen gardener.我的妻子是个热衷园艺的人。◆We employ a gardener two days a week.我们雇了个花匠,每周工作两天。gar·den·ing/ˈɡɑːdnɪŋ; NAmEˈɡɑːrdnɪŋ/noun[uncountable ]◆organic gardening有机种植花木◆gardening gloves园艺用手套◆a gardening programme on TV电视上的园艺节目gar·den/ˈɡɑːdn; NAmEˈɡɑːrdn/gar·den·er/ˈɡɑːdnə(r); NAmEˈɡɑːrdnər/gar·den·ing/ˈɡɑːdnɪŋ; NAmEˈɡɑːrdnɪŋ/
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gardengar‧den1 /ˈɡɑːdn $ ˈɡɑːr-/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1[countable] British English the area of land next to a house, where there are flowers, grass, and other plants, and often a place for people to sitSYN yard American English: He’s outside in the garden. Grace brought us some flowers from her garden.back/front garden (=at the back or front of the house)2[countable] a part of the area next to a house, which has plants and flowers in it: The house has a beautiful herb garden.3gardens [plural] a large area of land where plants and flowers are grown so that the public can go and see them: the Botanical Gardens at Kew4Gardens British English used in the name of streets: 211 Roland Gardens →
kitchen garden
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COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gardenovergrown (=covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled way)· The garden is getting rather overgrown.well-kept/tidy British English (also neat American English)· The hotel is set in a well-kept garden.untidy· There was a small untidy garden behind the house.the front garden British English (=at the front of a house)· Their house had a small front garden.the back garden British English (=behind a house)· The children are playing in the back garden.a flower/rose garden (=a garden planted with flowers/roses)· The cottage was surrounded by a flower garden.a kitchen garden British English (=where you grow fruit and vegetables)· The kitchen garden supplies vegetables to the manor house.a vegetable/herb garden (=where vegetables/herbs are grown)· Rows of lettuces had been sown in the vegetable garden.a rock garden (=a garden with rocks that have plants growing between them)· She helped me choose plants for the rock garden.verbswater the garden· It hasn’t rained for a week – I should water the garden.weed the garden (=remove unwanted wild plants)· She was outside weeding the garden.plant a garden· They planted a beautiful rose garden in her memory.garden + NOUNa garden shed (=a small building in the garden for storing tools and equipment)· We keep the lawnmower in the garden shed.garden tools (=tools that you use for digging, planting etc in the garden)· Choose the right garden tool and you’ll do the job properly.a garden centre British English, a garden center American English (=a shop selling plants and things for the garden)· I bought the plants at the garden centre.garden furniture (=chairs and tables used in a garden)· Garden furniture sells well when the weather is warm.a garden hose (=a long rubber tube used for watering a garden)· He accidentally left the garden hose running.a garden pond (=a small area of water in a garden)· The garden pond was full of fish.a garden gnome (=a stone or plastic figure in a garden, which looks like a little old man with a pointed hat)· Somebody had stolen one of their garden gnomes.the garden gate (=the gate between a garden and the street)· Martin was waiting by the garden gate.a garden path· Elaine walked up the garden path and into the house.garden waste (=grass, leaves etc that you have cut and do not want)· The brown bin is for garden waste.phrasesthe bottom of the garden British English (=the end of the garden, away from the house)· There was a trampoline at the bottom of the garden.THESAURUSareas and structures in a gardenlawn [countable] an area of short grass in a garden: · They were sitting on the front lawn of the house.flowerbed [countable] an area of ground where you grow flowers: · The flowerbeds were well maintained.rockery [countable] British English an area of a garden where there are rocks with small flowers growing between themhedge [countable] a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, used for dividing one garden from another: · a beech hedgevegetable patch/plot [countable] (also kitchen garden British English) a part of a garden where you grow vegetablespatio [countable] a flat stone area next to a house, where people sit outsidedecking [uncountable] a flat wooden area in a garden, where people can sitpond [countable] a small area of water in a gardenwater feature [countable] a small pool or structure with water running through it, used to make a garden look more attractive: · greenhouse [countable] a glass building where you can grow plants that need protection from the weather: · shed [countable] a small wooden building in a garden, where you can store thingswork you do in a gardencut the grass/mow the lawn to cut grass using a machine: · I need to mow the lawn.trim a hedge to make a hedge look neater by cutting small pieces off it: · Hedges need to be trimmed regularly in summer.cut back/prune shrubs to cut pieces off a bush in order to make it grow better: · March is the ideal time for pruning roses.weed the flowerbeds/do some weeding to remove unwanted plants: · Dad was doing some weeding.sow seeds to put seeds in the ground: · The children had been sowing sunflower seeds.plant a plant/tree to put a plant or tree in the ground so that it will grow: · They’d planted a row of cherry trees.deadhead plants to remove the dead or dying flowers from a plant: · When deadheading roses, make sure you use sharp pruning scissors.
garden1 noun
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gardengarden2 verb [intransitive]
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to work in a garden, keeping it clean, growing plants etc
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[ˈgɑ:dn]gardened, gardening, gardens
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gardening[2038] gardens[5248]
从事园艺活动(100%)
n.花园;菜园
vt.栽培花木
vi.从事园艺;在园中种植
n.(Garden)人名;(英、意、巴基)加登
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